Duchy of Warsaw (Middle Ages)
Duchy of Warsaw | |||||||||||
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| 1310–1370 1381–1488 | |||||||||||
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 The map of the political division of Masovia between 1313 and 1345, including the Duchy of Warsaw. | |||||||||||
| Status | Fiefdom within the Kingdom of Poland (1310–1320) Fiefdom of the United Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385) Fiefdom of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1386–1488) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Polish, Latin | ||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||||
• 1310–1313 (first of the first state) | Siemowit II of Masovia | ||||||||||
• 1355–1370 (last of the second state) | Siemowit III | ||||||||||
• 1381–1429 (first of the second state) | Janusz I of Warsaw | ||||||||||
• 1471–1481 (last of the last state) | Bolesław V of Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Masovia | 1310 | ||||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Masovia | 5 November 1370 | ||||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Masovia | June 1381 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into the Duchy of Czersk | 1488 | ||||||||||
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The Duchy of Warsaw[a] was a feudal district duchy in Masovia, centered on the Warsaw Land. Its capital was Warsaw.[1]
The state was established in 1310, in the partition of the Duchy of Masovia, with duke Siemowit II of Masovia becoming its first leader.[1] It existed until 5 November 1370, when, under the rule of duke Siemowit III, duchies of Czersk, Rawa, and Warsaw were unified into the Duchy of Masovia.[2][3] It was again re-established in June 1381, in the partition of the Duchy of Masovia, with duke Janusz I of Warsaw as its first leader.[4][5][6] It existed until 1488, when it got incorporated into the Duchy of Czersk.[7]
From 1310 to 1320, it was a fiefdom within the Kingdom of Poland, and from 1320 to 1385, a fiefdom of the United Kingdom of Poland, and from 1386 to 1488, a fiefdom of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
List of rulers
First state
- Siemowit II of Masovia (1310–1313)
- Trojden I (1313–1341)
- Siemowit III and Casimir I of Warsaw (1341–1349)
- Casimir I of Warsaw (1349–1355)
- Siemowit III (1355–1370)
Second state
- Janusz I of Warsaw (1381–1429)
- Bolesław IV of Warsaw (1429–1454) (Anna Fiodorówna as the regent from 1429 to 1436)
- Casimir III of Płock, Konrad III Rudy, and Bolesław V of Warsaw (1454) (Barbara Aleksandrówna and Paweł Giżycki as regents)
- Casimir III of Płock, Konrad III Rudy, Bolesław V of Warsaw and Janusz II of Płock (1455–1471) (Barbara Aleksandrówna and Paweł Giżycki as regents from 1455 to 1462)
- Bolesław V of Warsaw (1471–1481)
Citations
Notes
References
- ^ a b Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 56.
- ^ Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów, p. 29.
- ^ Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 89-90.
- ^ Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 98.
- ^ Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów. p. 40.
- ^ J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło, p. 315.
- ^ "Konrad III Rudy". poczet.com (in Polish).
Bibliography
- Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich.
- Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów.
- J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło