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Duchy of Opole | |||||||||
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| 1172–1202 1281–1532 | |||||||||
 Silesia 1172-77: Bolesław I the Tall at Wrocław (orange), Mieszko I Tanglefoot at Racibórz (yellow), Jarosław at Opole (green) | |||||||||
| Status | Silesian duchy Fiefdom of Bohemia (1291–1306; 1327–1348) Fiefdom of the Bohemian Crown (until 1742) Part of Prussia (1742–1919) | ||||||||
| Capital | Opole | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Opolean | ||||||||
| Government | monarchy | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1172 | |||||||||
• United with Racibórz | 1202 | ||||||||
• Split off Racibórz | 1281 | ||||||||
• Vassalized (finally) by Bohemia | 1327 | ||||||||
• Inherited Racibórz | 1521 | ||||||||
• Fell to Bohemia | 1532 | ||||||||
• Held by the Polish House of Vasa | 1645–1666 | ||||||||
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Duchy of Opole (Polish: Księstwo opolskie; Czech: Opolské knížectví; German: Herzogtum Oppeln) was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the branch of Polish Piast dynasty, formed during the medieval fragmentation of Poland into provincial duchies. Its capital was Opole in Upper Silesia.