Duchy of Racibórz

Duchy of Racibórz
Duchy of Racibórz
Księstwo raciborskie (pl)
Herzogtum Ratibor (de)
Ratibořské knížectví (cs)
Silesian duchy
Duchy of Silesia
1172–1202
1281–1521
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz

Coat of arms

Silesia 1172-77: Duchy of Racibórz (Mieszko Tanglefoot) in yellow, Duchy of Opole (Jarosław) in green
Capital Racibórz
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Partitioned from
    Wrocław
1172
 - United with Opole 1202
 - Split off Opole 1281
 - Vassalized by
    Bohemia
1327
 - To Přemyslid dukes
    of Opava
1337
 - United with Opole 1521
 - Fell to Bohemia 1532

Duchy of Racibórz (German: Herzogtum Ratibor, Czech: Ratibořské knížectví) was one of the duchies of Silesia. Its capital was Racibórz in Upper Silesia.

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History

After Bolesław I the Tall and his younger brother Mieszko I Tanglefoot backed by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa had retained their Silesian heritage in 1163, the Duchy of Racibórz was formed in 1172 as a territory for Mieszko. It was centered around the towns of Racibórz, Koźle and Cieszyn. Mieszko's small share was enlarged the first time in 1177, when he received the territories of Bytom, Oświęcim, Zator, Pszczyna and Siewierz from his uncle High Duke Casimir II the Just of Poland. In 1202 Mieszko occupied the Duchy of Opole of his deceased nephew Jarosław, forming the united Duchy of Opole and Racibórz.

Racibórz castle

After the death of Mieszko's grandson Duke Władysław Opolski in 1281, his sons again divided the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz and in 1290 the Duchy of Racibórz was recreated again, assigned to Władysław's youngest son Przemysław. Racibórz at that time comprised the lands of Wodzisław, Żory, Rybnik, Mikołów and Pszczyna, while some of the territory of was used for the creation of the duchies of Cziesyn and Bytom under Przemysław's brothers.

In 1327 Przemysław's son Duke Leszek paid homage to King John of Bohemia, whereafter his duchy became a Bohemian fief. After Leszek died without issue in 1336, King John seized the duchy and granted it to the Přemyslid Duke Nicolas II of Opava (Troppau), forming the united Duchy of Opava and Racibórz. The Duchy would suffer several territorial changes until in 1521 it was again merged with Opole under Duke Jan II the Good. As a Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, after Jan's death in 1532 it fell back to the House of Habsburg, Bohemian kings since 1526. The fief was given in pawn to Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern, later briefly to the Polish House of Vasa and finally would be annexed and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia by the 1742 Treaty of Breslau.

The title of a "Duke of Ratibor" was acquired by Landgrave Victor Amadeus of Hesse-Rotenburg in 1821. King Frederick William IV of Prussia in 1840 granted it to the landgrave's nephew Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, in turn for his renunciation of the Hohenlohe inheritance in favour of his younger brother Chlodwig.

Dukes

Silesian Piasts

United with Opole from 1202.

Split off Opole, Cieszyn and Bytom.

  • Mieszko of Cieszyn (1281-1290), son of Władysław, Duke of Cieszyn in 1290, jointly with his brother
    • Przemysław (1281-1306)
  • Leszek (1306-1336), son of Przemysław, died without issue

Line extinct, duchy seized as a reverted fief by King John of Bohemia.

Přemyslid dukes of Opava

  • Nicholas II (1337-1365)
  • John I (1365-1378), son, also Duke of Krnov from 1377
  • John II (1378-1424), son
  • Nicholas V (1424-1437), son, jointly with his brother
    • Wenceslas (1424-1456)
  • John III (1456-1493), son of Wenceslas
  • Nicholas VI (1493-1506), son, jointly with his brothers
    • John IV (1493-1506)
    • Valentin (1493-1521)

Line extinct, duchy inherited by Duke Jan II the Good of Opole.

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