Duchy of Zator
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Duchy of Zator | |||||||||
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1445–1564 | |||||||||
Status | Habsburgs (First Partition of Poland ) | 1772 | |||||||
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The Duchy of Zator was one of many Duchies of Silesia.
It was split off the Duchy of Oświęcim, when after eleven years of joint rule the sons of Duke Casimir I in 1445 finally divided the lands among themselves, whereby his eldest son Wenceslaus received the territory around the town of Zator. The fragmentation of the duchy continued after Wenceslaus' death in 1468, when in 1474 his sons Casimir II and Wenceslaus II as well as Jan V and Władysław again divided the Zator territory in two along the Skawa river.[1]
After the death of Casimir II in 1490 however both parts of the duchy were reunited, and in 1494 Jan V as the last surviving brother became its sole ruler.[
The lands of the former Duchy became part of the
When the Second Polish Republic was established in 1918, even the ducal title ceased to exist.[citation needed]
Dukes of Zator
The Dukes of Zator belonged to the
- 1434–1468 Wenceslaus I
- 1468–1490 Casimir II, from 1474 coregent with his brother
- 1468–1487 Wenceslaus II
- 1468–1494 Jan V, from 1474 coregent with his brother
Semi-officially from 1494 and officially from 1513 the duchy was part of the Kingdom of Poland.
Rulers claiming the title of Duke during Austrian partition of Poland
Emperor | Acceded | Deceded |
Joseph II | 1772 | 20 February 1790 |
Leopold II | 20 February 1790 | 1 March 1792 |
Francis I | 1 March 1792 | 2 March 1835 |
Ferdinand I | 2 March 1835 | 2 December 1848 |
Francis Joseph I
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2 December 1848 | 21 November 1916 |
Charles I | 21 November 1916 | 11 November 1918 |
References
- ISSN 1505-0181. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Czechowski, Michael B. (Michael Belina) (1863). Poland: Sketch of her History. New York : Baker & Godwin. p. 49. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Wolski, Kalikst (1883). Poland, her glory, her sufferings, her overthrow. London : Kerby & Endean. p. 103. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-88033-009-1.