Duchy of Gniezno

Short description: Polish duchy (1177–1279)

Duchy of Gniezno

Księstwo gnieźnieńskie (Polish)
Ducatus Gnesnensis (Latin)

1177–1279

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Status| Fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland (1177–1227)
Independent state (1227–1279)
Capital| Gniezno
Official languages|

* Polish
* Latin

Religion

| Roman Catholic
Government| feudal duchy
Duke|

• 1177–1181 (first)

| Casimir II the Just

• 1273–1279 (last)

| Przemysł II
Historical era| High Middle Ages

• Partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland

| 1177

• Unification of the Duchy of Greater Poland

| 1279

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Duchy of Greater Poland

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| Duchy of Greater Poland |

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The Duchy of Gniezno[lower-alpha 1] was a feudal district duchy in the Greater Poland, centered on the Kalisz Region. Its capital was Gniezno. The state was established in 1177, in the partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland, after the rebellion against Mieszko III. Duke Casimir II the Just of the Piast dynasty become its first ruler.[1] It existed until 1279, when, it got united with duchies of Kalisz and Poznań, under the rule of Przemysł II, forming the Duchy of Greater Poland.[2] It remained a fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland, until 1227, and after that, it become an independent state.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Citations
* 1.1 Notes
* 1.2 References
* 1.3 Bibliography

## Citations

### Notes

1. ↑ Polish: Księstwo gnieźnieńskie; Latin: Ducatus Gnesnensis

### References

1. ↑ Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy, p. 111-113.
2. ↑ Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II, p. 97.
3. ↑ Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505, pp. 104–111.

### Bibliography

* Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy
* Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II
* Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505

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