The Duchy of Poznań (Polish: Księstwo poznańskie; Latin: Ducatus Posnaniensis) was a feudal district duchy in the Greater Poland, centered on the Poznań Land. Its capital was Poznań. The state was established in 1177, in the partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland, after the rebellion against Mieszko III. Duke Odon of the Piast dynasty become its first ruler.[1] It existed until 1279, when, it got united with duchies of Gniezno and Kalisz, under the rule of Przemysł II, forming the Duchy of Greater Poland.[2] It remained a fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland, until 1227, and after that, it become an independent state.[3]
Duchy of Poznań | |||||||||
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1177–1279 | |||||||||
![]() Political division of Greater Poland | |||||||||
Status | Fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland (1177–1227) Independent state (1227–1279) | ||||||||
Capital | Poznań | ||||||||
Official languages | |||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | feudal district duchy | ||||||||
Duke | |||||||||
• 1177–1193 (first) | Odon of Poznań | ||||||||
• 1273–1279 (last) | Przemysł II | ||||||||
Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1177 | ||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1279 | ||||||||
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References
Citations
Bibliography
- Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy
- Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II
- Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505
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