Coat of arms of the Prince of Pless, Count of Hochberg, Baron of Fürstenstein
Coat of arms of the city of Pszczyna.
The Duchy of Pless (or the Duchy of Pszczyna ,[ 1] German : Herzogtum Pleß , Polish : Księstwo Pszczyńskie ) was a Duchy of Silesia , with its capital at Pless (present-day Pszczyna , Poland ).
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