Duchy of Greater Poland

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.
Kingdom of Poland between 1304 and 1333, including the Duchy of Greater Poland.
StatusDistrict duchy of Poland
CapitalPoznań
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentDistrict principality
Historical eraHigh Middle Ages
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 ofPoland
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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