Duchy of Löwenberg
Duchy of Lwówek/Löwenberg | |||||||||
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| 1281–1286 | |||||||||
Silesia in 1284: Lwowek Duchy in burgundy | |||||||||
| Status | District duchy of Poland | ||||||||
| Capital | Lwówek Śląski | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||
• 1281–1286 | Bernard the Lightsome | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Jawor | 1281 | ||||||||
• Annexed by Jawor | 1286 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
The Duchy of Löwenberg (German: Herzogtum Löwenberg) or Duchy of Lwówek (Polish: Księstwo Lwóweckie) was one of the Duchies of Silesia and medieval Poland established in 1281 as a division of the Duchy of Jawor. The duchy of Lwówek was ruled by the Silesian Piast, Bernard the Lightsome, with its capital at Lwówek Śląski in Lower Silesia. It was the southwesternmost duchy of Poland at the time.