Duchy of Głogów

The Duchy of Głogów (Polish: Księstwo głogowskie, Czech: Hlohovské knížectví) or Duchy of Glogau (German: Herzogtum Glogau) was one of the Duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts. Its capital was Głogów in Lower Silesia.

Duchy of Głogów
Księstwo Głogowskie (Polish)
Herzogtum Glogau (German)
Hlohovské knížectví (Czech)
1251–1815
Silesia 1249-1273: Creation of the Duchy of Głogów (green) for Konrad I from the territory of Bolesław II the Bald of Legnica (violet)
StatusSilesian duchy
Fiefdom of the Kingdom of Bohemia (1331)
Fiefdom of the Crown of Bohemia (13481742)
Part of the Kingdom of Prussia (until 1815)
CapitalGłogów
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Konrad Spindleshanks
   first Duke of Głogów
1177
 Partitioned from
   Legnica
1251
 Split off Żagań and
   Olésnica
1273, 1312
 Vassalized by
   Bohemia
1331
 Directly to Bohemia
1506
 Annexed by Prussia
1742/48
 Dissolved into newly
   created Silesia Province
1815
 Territory fell to Poland
1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Legnica
Kingdom of Prussia
Today part ofPoland
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