Duchy of Warsaw (Middle Ages)
Former Duchy of Poland
Duchy of Warsaw
Księstwo warszawskie
(Polish)
Ducatus Varsoviensis ( Latin ) |
||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1310–1370
1381–1488 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
![]()
The map of the political division of
Masovia
between 1313 and 1345, including the Duchy of Warsaw.
|
||||||||||
Status |
Fiefdom
within the
Kingdom of Poland
(1310–1320)
Fiefdom of the United Kingdom of Poland (1320–1385) Fiefdom of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1386–1488) |
|||||||||
Capital | Warsaw | |||||||||
Official languages | Polish , Latin | |||||||||
Religion
|
Roman Catholic | |||||||||
Government | Feudal duchy | |||||||||
Duke | ||||||||||
•
1310–1313 (first of the first state)
|
Siemowit II of Masovia | |||||||||
•
1355–1370 (last of the second state)
|
Siemowit III | |||||||||
•
1381–1429 (first of the second state)
|
Janusz I of Warsaw | |||||||||
•
1471–1481 (last of the last state)
|
Bolesław V of Warsaw | |||||||||
Historical era | High Middle Ages | |||||||||
•
Partition of the
Duchy of Masovia
|
1310 | |||||||||
•
Unification of the Duchy of Masovia
|
5 November 1370 | |||||||||
•
Partition of the Duchy of Masovia
|
June 1381 | |||||||||
•
Incorporation into the
Duchy of Czersk
|
1488 | |||||||||
|
The Duchy of Warsaw [lower-alpha 1] was a feudal district duchy in Masovia , centered on the Warsaw Land . Its capital was Warsaw . [1]
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 reestablished 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
- Siemowit II of Masovia (1310–1313)
- Trojden I (1313–1341)
- Siemowit III and Casimir I of Warsaw (1341–1349)
- Casimir I of Warsaw (1349–1355)
- Siemowit III (1355–1370)
Second state
- Janusz I of Warsaw (1381–1429)
- Bolesław IV of Warsaw (1429–1454) ( Anna Fiodorówna [ pl ] as the regent from 1429 to 1436)
- Casimir III of Płock , Konrad III Rudy , and Bolesław V of Warsaw (1454) ( Barbara Aleksandrówna and Paweł Giżycki [ pl ] as regents)
- Casimir III of Płock , Konrad III Rudy , Bolesław V of Warsaw and Janusz II of Płock (1455–1471) ( Barbara Aleksandrówna and Paweł Giżycki as regents from 1455 to 1462)
- Bolesław V of Warsaw (1471–1481)
Citations
Notes
References
- 1 2 Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich , p. 56.
- ↑ Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów , p. 29.
- ↑ Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich , p. 89-90.
- ↑ Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich , p. 98.
- ↑ Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów . p. 40.
- ↑ J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło , p. 315.
- ↑ "Konrad III Rudy" . poczet.com (in Polish).
Bibliography
- Janusz Grabowski, Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich .
- Anna Suprunik, Mazowsze Siemowitów .
- J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, Władysław II Jagiełło
District principalities |
|
||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Others | |||||||||||
Fiefs of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland |
|