Duchy of Prudnik
Silesian duchy (1318–1424) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Duchy of Prudnik (Polish: Księstwo prudnickie, German: Herzogtum Prudnik, Czech: Prudnícké knížectví) was one of the numerous duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty. Its capital was Prudnik in Upper Silesia.
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Duchy of Prudnik | |||||||||
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1318–1424 | |||||||||
Status | Silesian duchy Fiefdom of Bohemia (from 1327) and of the Bohemian Crown (from 1348) | ||||||||
Capital | Prudnik | ||||||||
Official languages | Czech | ||||||||
Regional | German Polish Silesian | ||||||||
Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Kingdom of Bohemia | 1318 | ||||||||
• United with Głogówek | 1424 | ||||||||
• Fell to Bohemia | 1532 | ||||||||
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