After the death of Mieszko's grandson Duke Władysław Opolski in 1281, his sons again divided the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz and in 1290 the Duchy of Racibórz was recreated again, assigned to Władysław's youngest son Przemysław. Racibórz at that time comprised the lands of Wodzisław, Żory, Rybnik, Mikołów and Pszczyna, while some of the territory of was used for the creation of the duchies of Cieszyn and Bytom under Przemysław's brothers.
A large number of place names of German origin in the southern part of the Duchy are the effect of medieval Ostsiedlung. [1]
In 1327 Przemysław's son Duke Leszek paid homage to King John of Bohemia, whereafter his duchy became a Bohemian fief. After Leszek died without issue in 1336, King John seized the duchy and granted it to the Přemyslid Duke Nicolas II of Opava (Troppau), forming the united Duchy of Opava and Racibórz. The Duchy would suffer several territorial changes until in 1521 it was again merged with Opole under Duke Jan II the Good. As a Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, after Jan's death in 1532 it fell back to the House of Habsburg, Bohemian kings since 1526. The fief was given in pawn to Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern, later briefly to the Polish House of Vasa and finally would be annexed and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia by the 1742 Treaty of Breslau.
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Duchy of Raciborz German Herzogtum Ratibor Czech Ratiborske knizectvi was one of the duchies of Silesia Its capital was Raciborz in Upper Silesia Duchy of RaciborzKsiestwo raciborskie Polish Herzogtum Ratibor German Ratiborske knizectvi Czech 1172 12021281 1521Coat of armsSilesia 1172 77 Duchy of Raciborz Mieszko Tanglefoot in yellow Duchy of Opole Jaroslaw in greenStatusSilesian duchyFiefdom of Bohemia from 1327 and of the Bohemian Crown from 1348 CapitalRaciborz Ratibor Historical eraMiddle Ages Partitioned from Wroclaw1172 United with Opole1202 Split off Opole1281 Vassalized by Bohemia1327 To Premyslid dukes of Opava1337 United with Opole1521 Fell to Bohemia1532CurrencyRaciborz hellerPreceded by Succeeded byDuchy of Silesia Duchy of Opole and Raciborz Contents 1 History 2 Dukes 2 1 Silesian Piasts 2 2 Premyslid dukes of Opava 2 3 House of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 See alsoHistory editAfter Boleslaw I the Tall and his younger brother Mieszko I Tanglefoot backed by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa had retained their Silesian heritage in 1163 the Duchy of Raciborz was formed in 1172 as a territory for Mieszko It was centered on the towns of Raciborz Kozle and Cieszyn Mieszko s small share was enlarged the first time in 1177 when he received the territories of Bytom Oswiecim Zator Pszczyna and Siewierz from his uncle High Duke Casimir II the Just of Poland In 1202 Mieszko occupied the Duchy of Opole of his deceased nephew Jaroslaw forming the united Duchy of Opole and Raciborz nbsp Raciborz castleAfter the death of Mieszko s grandson Duke Wladyslaw Opolski in 1281 his sons again divided the Duchy of Opole and Raciborz and in 1290 the Duchy of Raciborz was recreated again assigned to Wladyslaw s youngest son Przemyslaw Raciborz at that time comprised the lands of Wodzislaw Zory Rybnik Mikolow and Pszczyna while some of the territory of was used for the creation of the duchies of Cieszyn and Bytom under Przemyslaw s brothers A large number of place names of German origin in the southern part of the Duchy are the effect of medieval Ostsiedlung 1 In 1327 Przemyslaw s son Duke Leszek paid homage to King John of Bohemia whereafter his duchy became a Bohemian fief After Leszek died without issue in 1336 King John seized the duchy and granted it to the Premyslid Duke Nicolas II of Opava Troppau forming the united Duchy of Opava and Raciborz The Duchy would suffer several territorial changes until in 1521 it was again merged with Opole under Duke Jan II the Good As a Duchy of Opole and Raciborz after Jan s death in 1532 it fell back to the House of Habsburg Bohemian kings since 1526 The fief was given in pawn to Margrave George of Brandenburg Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern later briefly to the Polish House of Vasa and finally would be annexed and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia by the 1742 Treaty of Breslau The title of a Duke of Ratibor was acquired by Landgrave Victor Amadeus of Hesse Rotenburg in 1821 King Frederick William IV of Prussia in 1840 granted it to the landgrave s nephew Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst in turn for his renunciation of the Hohenlohe inheritance in favour of his younger brother Chlodwig Dukes editSilesian Piasts edit Mieszko I Tanglefoot 1172 1211 United with Opole from 1202 Casimir I of Opole 1211 1230 son under the tutelage of Duke Henry I the Bearded until 1238 Mieszko II the Fat 1230 1246 son Wladyslaw of Opole 1246 1281 brotherSplit off Opole Cieszyn and Bytom Mieszko of Cieszyn 1281 1290 son of Wladyslaw Duke of Cieszyn in 1290 jointly with his brother Przemyslaw 1281 1306 Leszek 1306 1336 son of Przemyslaw died without issueLine extinct duchy seized as a reverted fief by King John of Bohemia Premyslid dukes of Opava edit Nicholas II 1337 1365 John I 1365 1378 son also Duke of Krnov from 1377 John II 1378 1424 son Nicholas V 1424 1437 son jointly with his brother Wenceslaus 1424 1456 John III 1456 1493 son of Wenceslaus Nicholas VI 1493 1506 son jointly with his brothers John IV 1493 1506 Valentin 1493 1521 Line extinct duchy inherited by Duke Jan II the Good of Opole House of Hohenlohe Schillingfurst edit nbsp Arms of the Dukes of Ratibor and Princes of CorveyDukes of Ratibor and Princes of Corvey citation needed Victor I Moritz Carl 1840 1893 Victor II Amadeus 1893 1919 Heads of the House of Ratibor after World War I Victor II Amadeus 1919 1923 Victor III August Maria 1923 1945 Franz Albrecht Metternich Sandor 1945 2009 Victor IV since 2009 Bibliography editZACEK Rudolf Dejiny Slezska v datech Praha Libri 2003 ISBN 80 7277 172 8 References edit Grzegorz Chromnik Mittelalterliche deutsche Ortsnamen in Oberschlesien Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny LXVII 3 2020 doi 10 24425 kn 2020 134222 See also editDuke of Opole Dukes of Silesia 50 05 20 N 18 12 37 E 50 088950 N 18 210144 E 50 088950 18 210144 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duchy of Raciborz amp oldid 1184029729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
