Duchy of Kalisz
Duchy of Kalisz | |||||||||
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| 1177–1279 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Greater Poland with the political division. | |||||||||
| Status | Fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland (1177–1227) Independent state (1227–1279) | ||||||||
| Capital | Kalisz | ||||||||
| Official languages | Polish, Latin | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||
• 1177–1181 (first) | Casimir II the Just | ||||||||
• 1273–1279 (last) | Przemysł II | ||||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1177 | ||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1279 | ||||||||
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The Duchy of Kalisz[a] was a feudal district duchy in the Greater Poland, centered on the Kalisz Region. Its capital was Kalisz.[1] The state was established in 1177, in the partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland, after the . Duke Casimir II the Just of the Piast dynasty become its first ruler.[2] It existed until 1279, when, it got united with duchies of Gniezno and Poznań, under the rule of Przemysł II, forming the Duchy of Greater Poland.[3] It remained a fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland, until 1227, and after that, it become an independent state.[4]
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References[]
- ^ Andrzej Wędzki, Kalisz w państwie wczesnopiastowskim i w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego. In: Władysław Rusiński (redactor), Dzieje Kalisza. p. 46–48.
- ^ Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy, p. 111-113.
- ^ Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II, p. 97.
- ^ Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505, pp. 104–111.
Bibliography[]
Andrzej Wędzki, Kalisz w państwie wczesnopiastowskim i w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego. In: Władysław Rusiński (redactor), Dzieje Kalisza. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1977.
- Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy
- Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II
- Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505
Categories:
- Former countries in Europe
- Former monarchies of Europe
- Duchies of Poland
- Fiefdoms of Poland
- History of Poland during the Piast dynasty
- Kalisz
- History of Greater Poland
- 12th-century establishments in Poland
- 13th-century disestablishments in Poland
- States and territories established in 1177
- States and territories disestablished in 1279