Duchy of Cieszyn
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Duchy of Cieszyn (Polish: Księstwo Cieszyńskie, Czech: ) was an independent duchy in the area of Cieszyn Silesia.
It shared history of Silesia and after the feudal division of Poland in 1138 was ruled by Piast dukes from Silesian line. Since 1343, when Poland acknowledged Bohemian rule over Silesia, it shared history of Bohemian Silesia. Since 1653 it came under Austrian rule (from 1766 a direct one).
In 1708 the duchy of Teschen was given to the dukes of Lorraine as compensation for the loss of Montferrat , until the Lorrain - Austrian emperor Francis I granted it to his eldest surviving daughter, Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, who married Prince Albert of Saxony, who thus became (the only) Duke of Saxe-Teschen. Their marriage remained childless, and upon the death of the widowed Albert, Teschen passed to their adopted son, Archduke Charles of Austria, who became duke of Teschen and started the Habsburg-Lorraine branch of dukes of Teschen.
See History of Cieszyn and Těšín for more details.
Dukes of Cieszyn
- 1290–1314 Mieszko I
- 1316–1358 Kazimierz I
- 1358–1409 Przemko I Noszak
- 1410–1431 Bolesław I
- 1431–1440 Wacław I, Bolesław II, Władysław, and Przemko II
- 1440–1447 Wacław I and Bolesław II
- 1447–1452 Bolesław II
- 1452–1528 Kazimierz II
- 1528–1579 Wacław III Adam Pogrobowiec (the Posthumous)
- 1579/1594–1617 Adam Wacław
- 1617–1625 Fryderyk Wilhelm
- 1625–1653 Elżbieta Lukrecja
| History of Cieszyn and Těšín |
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| Cieszyn | Olza | Český Těšín | |
| Zaolzie | Duchy of Cieszyn | Silesia | Upper Silesia | Cieszyn Silesia | |
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