Duchy of Oświęcim
The Duchy of Oświęcim (Polish: Księstwo Oświęcimskie), or the Duchy of Auschwitz (German: Herzogtum Auschwitz), was one of many Duchies of Silesia, formed in the aftermath of the fragmentation of Poland.
Duchy of Oświęcim | |||||||||
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| 1315–1564 | |||||||||
Coat of arms of the Austrian Dukes of Auschwitz, 1890
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Silesian duchies in 1309–11, Oświęcim before its separation from the Duchy of Teschen (yellow) | |||||||||
| Status | Silesian duchy | ||||||||
| Capital | Oświęcim | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Cieszyn | 1315 | ||||||||
• Vassalized by Bohemia | 1327 | ||||||||
• Split off Zator | 1445 | ||||||||
• Sold to Poland | 1457 | ||||||||
• Incorporated into Kraków Voivodeship | 1564 | ||||||||
• Seized by Habsburg | 1772 | ||||||||
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It was established about 1315 on the Lesser Polish lands east of the Biała river held by the Silesian branch of the Polish royal Piast dynasty. Briefly semi-autonomous, with its capital in Oświęcim, it was finally sold to the Kingdom of Poland in 1457. Annexed by the Habsburg Empire in 1772, the remaining ducal title ceased to exist in 1918 with the lands being reincorporated into the Second Polish Republic.
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