Duchy_of_Warsaw_(Middle_Ages)

Duchy of Warsaw (Middle Ages)

Duchy of Warsaw (Middle Ages)

Former duchy in Poland

For the state established during the Napoleonic Wars, see Duchy of Warsaw.

The Duchy of Warsaw[lower-alpha 1] was a feudal district duchy in Masovia, centered on the Warsaw Land. Its capital was Warsaw.[1]

Quick Facts Księstwo warszawskie (Polish)Ducatus Varsoviensis (Latin), Status ...

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

Second state

Citations

Notes

  1. Polish: Księstwo warszawskie; Latin: Ducatus Varsoviensis

References

  1. [1]
    Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 56.
  2. [2]
    Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów, p. 29.
  3. [3]
    Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 89-90.
  4. [4]
    Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich, p. 98.
  5. [5]
    Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów. p. 40.
  6. [6]
    J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło, p. 315.
  7. [7]
    "Konrad III Rudy". poczet.com (in Polish).

Bibliography

  • Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich.
  • Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów.
  • J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło
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