Duchy of Racibórz
Duchy of Racibórz | |||||||||
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| 1172–1202 1290–1337 1437–1521 | |||||||||
Silesia 1172-77: Duchy of Racibórz (Mieszko Tanglefoot) in yellow, Duchy of Opole (Jarosław) in green | |||||||||
| Status | Silesian duchy Fiefdom of Bohemia (from 1327) and of the Bohemian Crown (from 1348) | ||||||||
| Capital | Racibórz (Ratibor) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Wrocław | 1172 | ||||||||
• United with Opole | 1202 | ||||||||
• Split off Opole | 1281 | ||||||||
• Vassalized by Bohemia | 1327 | ||||||||
| 1337 | |||||||||
• United with Opole | 1521 | ||||||||
• Fell to Bohemia | 1532 | ||||||||
| Currency | Racibórz heller | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland Czech Republic | ||||||||
Duchy of Racibórz (Polish: Księstwo raciborskie, Czech: Ratibořské knížectví, German: Herzogtum Ratibor) was one of the duchies of Silesia, formed during the medieval fragmentation of Poland into provincial duchies. Its capital was Racibórz in Upper Silesia.