Duchy of Greater Poland

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Duchy of Greater Poland Księstwo wielkopolskie (Polish) Ducatus Poloniae Maior (Latin)
1138–1177 1279–1295 1296–1320
Kingdom of Poland between 1304 and 1333, including the Duchy of Greater Poland.
Status	District duchy of Poland
Capital	Poznań
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	District principality
Historical era	High Middle Ages
• Established	1138
• Acquired Kalisz and Gniezno	1181
• Internally divided into Poznań, Gniezno and Kalisz	1191–1194, 1207–1229, 1234–1238, 1247–1250, 1253–1257, 1277–1279
• Re-united under Przemysł II	1279
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Poznań Duchy of Kalisz Duchy of Gniezno Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Poznań Duchy of Kalisz Duchy of Gniezno
Today part of	Poland Germany¹
¹ Portion of Lubusz Land on the left bank of the Oder River

The Duchy of Greater Poland^[a] was a district principality in Greater Poland that was a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Poland. It was formed in 1138 from the territories of the Kingdom of Poland, following its fragmentation started by the testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth. In 1177, the state broke had separated into the duchies of Poznań, Gniezno and Kalisz, and united again in 1279, lasting in that form until 1320, when it was incorporated back into the Kingdom of Poland. Its capital was Poznań.
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