Duchy of Brzeg

Duchy of Brzeg
Księstwo Brzeskie (Polish)
Herzogtum Brieg (German)
Břežské knížectví (Czech)
Ducatus Briegensis (Latin)
1311–1675/1742
Coat of arms of Brieg
Coat of arms
  Duchy of Brzeg
Silesian duchies 1312–17: Duchy of Brzeg in light grey
The Principality of Brzeg has number 9 on the map
The Principality of Brzeg has number 9 on the map
StatusSilesian duchy
Fiefdom of Bohemia (since 1329)
Part of the Bohemian Crown (since 1348)
CapitalBrzeg
Historical eraMiddle Ages
Early modern period
• Partitioned from Legnica
1311
• Vassalized by Bohemia
1329
• Inheritance treaty
    with Brandenburg
1537
• Direct royal rule (Habsburgs)
1675
• Annexed by Prussia
1742
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Legnica
Kingdom of Bohemia
Today part ofPoland

The Duchy of Brzeg (Polish: Księstwo Brzeskie) or Duchy of Brieg (German: Herzogtum Brieg; Czech: Knížectví břežské) was one of the Duchies of Silesia, created in 1311 during the fragmentation of the Duchy of Legnica. A Bohemian fief from 1329, it was ruled by the Silesian Piasts until their extinction in 1675. Its capital was Brzeg in Lower Silesia.


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