Duchy of Nysa

Duchy of Nysa
Księstwo Nyskie (pl)
Herzogtum Neisse (de)
Niské knížectví (cs)
1290–1850
Coat of arms of Nysa
Coat of arms
Map of Silesia by Martin Helwig, native of Nysa, published in 1645 in Atlas novus of Willem and Joan Blaeu. The Duchy of Nysa (here depicted as DVCATUS GROTKAVIENSIS) extends to Jeseník (Freiwaldau) in the south and Osoblaha (Hotzenplotz) in the east.
Map of Silesia by Martin Helwig, native of Nysa, published in 1645 in Atlas novus of Willem and Joan Blaeu. The Duchy of Nysa (here depicted as DVCATUS GROTKAVIENSIS) extends to Jeseník (Freiwaldau) in the south and Osoblaha (Hotzenplotz) in the east.
StatusSilesian duchy
CapitalNysa
Historical eraMiddle Ages
Early modern period
• Partitioned from
    Wrocław
1290
• Vassalized by
    Bohemia
1342
• Acquired Grodków
1344
• Partitioned by Prussia
    and Austria
1742
• Incorporated by
    Prussia
1810
• Seized by Austria
1850
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Wrocław Duchy of Silesia
Silesia Province Kingdom of Prussia
Austrian Silesia Austrian Empire
Today part ofPoland
Czechia

The Duchy of Nysa (Polish: Księstwo Nyskie, Czech: Niské knížectví) or Duchy of Neisse (German: Herzogtum Neisse) was one of the duchies of Silesia with its capital at Nysa in Lower Silesia. Alongside the Duchy of Siewierz, it was the only ecclesiastical duchy in the Silesian region, as it was ruled by a bishop of the Catholic Church. Nowadays its territory is divided between Poland and the Czech Republic.