Duchy of Sieradz

Duchy of Sieradz
Duchy of Siradia
Księstwo sieradzkie (pl)
ducatus Siradiae (la)
1263–1339
Coat of arms of Sieradz
Coat of arms
Poland 1275-1300, Duchy of Sieradz marked in violet
Poland 1275-1300, Duchy of Sieradz marked in violet
StatusProvince of Poland
Fiefdom of the Polish Crown (from 1306)
CapitalSieradz
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentDuchy
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1263
• Ruled by Bohemia
1299
• Vassalized by the Polish Crown
1305
• Incorporated by Poland
1339
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Kuyavia
Sieradz Voivodeship

The Duchy of Sieradz (Latin: ducatus Siradiae, Polish: Księstwo Sieradzkie), also known as the Duchy of Siradia,[1] was created based on part of the Duchy of Łęczyca in 1263.[2] Duchy of Łęczyca was created around 1231 from Province of Łęczyca, a part of the Seniorate Province by Konrad I of Masovia.[2]

Ruled by the rivaling Masovian branch of the Piast dynasty. In 1299 Duke Władysław I the Elbow-high had to cede Sieradz to King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, who had also obtained the Seniorate Duchy of Kraków in 1291. Nevertheless, upon the extinction of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty in 1306, it was reunited with the Kingdom of Poland as a vassal duchy, and after 1339 incorporated by King Casimir III the Great into the Lands of the Polish Crown as Sieradz Voivodship. Around that time, the term Sieradz Land (Terra Siradiensis, ziemia sieradzka) begun replacing the older Duchy nomenclature.

The importance of the territory is reflected in the Latin title of Polish kings: nec non terrarum Cracovie, Sandomirrie, Lancicie, Cuyavie, Syradziensis dux.

  1. ^ Rymut, Kazimierz (1987). Nazwy miast Polski. Vol. II, uzupełnione. Wrocław – Warszawa – Kraków – Gdańsk – Łódź: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 216. ISBN 8304024365.
  2. ^ a b Marek Koter [in Polish] (2016). "Historyczno-geograficzne podstawy oraz proces kształtowania się regionu łódzkiego" (PDF). Miasto – region – gospodarka w badaniach geograficznych. W stulecie urodzin Profesora Ludwika Straszewicza (in Polish). Tomasz Marszał (red.). Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. p. 131–142. ISBN 9788380881228. Retrieved 2022-06-16.