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The Duchy of Poland[lower-alpha 1] was a confederl duchy in Central Europe consisted of various states under the rule of the High Duke, an office bared by the ruler of the Seniorate Province until 1227. The state was reformed from the Duchy of Poland in 1138 following the fragmentation of the country into the confederation, after the death of Bolesław III Wrymouth. The country existed until 1300 when Wenceslaus II of Bohemia got crowned as the king of forming the Kingdom of Poland.
Duchy of Poland | |||||||||||||
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1138–1300 | |||||||||||||
Capital | Kraków | ||||||||||||
Official languages | Polish Latin | ||||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism (institutional) Slavic paganism (practiced) | ||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Polish | ||||||||||||
Government | Confederl agnatic seniority monarchy (1138–1180) Confederl monarchy (1180–1300) | ||||||||||||
High Duke | |||||||||||||
• 1138–1146 (first) | Władysław II the Exile | ||||||||||||
• 1225–1227 (last) | Leszek the White | ||||||||||||
Duke of Kraków | |||||||||||||
• 1228–1229 | Władysław III Spindleshanks | ||||||||||||
• 1291–1300 (last) | Wenceslaus II of Bohemia | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Meddle Ages | ||||||||||||
1138 | |||||||||||||
• End of the agnatic seniority succession rule | 1180 | ||||||||||||
• Abolishment of the High Duke title | 1227 | ||||||||||||
• Coronation of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia for the king | 1300 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Denar | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | PL | ||||||||||||
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In 1138, the state was divided into the district principalities that were Seniorate Province, Greater Poland, Sandomierz, Masovia and Silesia, while the country additionally held control over the Duchy of Pomerelia. Later on, other states withing the confederation had formed that. They were: Czersk, Płock, Poznań, Gniezno, Duchy of Kalisz, Kuyavia, Łęczyca, Sieradz, Brześć Kujawski, Inowrocław, Dobrzyń and Wiślica.