Eldership of Spisz
Eldership of Spisz was a non-castle eldership territory of Kingdom of Poland from 1412 to 1569 and Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1772. Its seat was located in the Stará Ľubovňa. It was located in the Spiš, and its area consisted of a salient connected to the rest of the Kingdom of Poland, and 5 exclaves.
| Eldership of Spisz | |||||||||
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| Eldership of the Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
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Location of Eldership of Spisz in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635 | |||||||||
| Capital | Stará Ľubovňa | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Spiš Pledge | 8 November 1412 | ||||||||
• Court decision about Polish ownership | 1489 | ||||||||
• Formation of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 1 July 1569 | ||||||||
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• Incorporation into Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary. | 1722 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Country | Kingdom of Poland (1412–1569) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1772) | ||||||||
| • Union memberstate | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1569–1772) | ||||||||
| • Province | Lesser Poland (1569–1772) | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Dominion of Lubowla Province of 13 Spisz Towns | ||||||||
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It was formed on 8 November 1412, after the signing of Spiš Pledge between Władysław II Jagiełło, king of Poland and Sigismund, king of Hungary, in which the Kingdom of Hungary had pledges part of Szepes County to the Kingdom of Poland in exchange for 2 220 000 Prague groschen. The area was meant to remain in Poland until Hungary would pay the loan back, however, it was permanently incorporated as Polish possession in 1489 after Hungary had made a failed attempt to regain the area with military force. In 1569, after the formation of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it became a part of Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The eldership was conquered by the Habsburg monarchy between 1769 and 1770 and remained under occupation until 1772 when it was formally incorporated into the Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary.