The Duchy of Sorrento was a small peninsular principality of the Early Middle Ages centred on the Italy Italian city of Sorrento . Originally, Sorrento was part of the Byzantine Empire Byzantine Duchy of Naples in the Dark Ages historiography Dark Ages , but in the ninth century, along with Duchy of Amalfi Amalfi and Duchy of Gaeta Gaeta , it broke away from the Neapolitans to found its own ducatus or republic . However, it mostly remained under Amalfi and only one independent duke is known from this period, a Sergius, Duke of Sorrento Sergius in the late ninth century. In 1035, it was conquered by the Lombards under Guaimar IV of Salerno and bestowed on his younger brother Guy of Sorrento Guy , who ruled it until the 1070s. Not long after that, it was annexed by the Normans . In 1119, a certain Sergius, Prince of Sorrento Sergius undersigned a diploma of William II, Duke of Apulia , as Prince of Sorrento. Sources Catholic Gay, Jules. L Italie m ridionale et l empire Byzantin . Burt Franklin New York, 1904. John Julius Norwich Norwich, John Julius . The Normans in the South 1016 1130 . Longmans London , 1967. Ferdinand Chalandon Chalandon, Ferdinand . Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie . Paris, 1907. Repubbliche Marinare Italy hist stub Category Former countries on the Italian Peninsula Sorrento, Duchy of Category Maritime republics Sorrento Duchy ar lt Sorento hercogyst ro Ducatul de Sorrento ru ... more details
Image Arms of the Duchy of Cornwall.svg thumb 150px The arms of the Duchy of Cornwall Sable, fifteen bezant s Deleted image removed Image Duchy of Cornwall coa.png thumb 200px The arms of the Duchy of Cornwall. The motto HOUMOUT means honour or high spirited . The Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchy duchies in England , the other being the Duchy of Lancaster . The eldest son of the reigning Monarchy of the United Kingdom British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time ... of the duchy are held by the The Crown crown , and there is no duke. The current duke is Charles, Prince of Wales . The principal activity of the duchy is the management of its land and properties. The duchy has a financial investment portfolio and owns land totalling 540.9 km or 208.9 sq ... 7, 2008 ref For the fiscal year 2007, the duchy was valued at 647 million, and annual profit in 2007 ... The duchy also exercises certain legal rights and privileges across Cornwall, including some that elsewhere in England would usually belong to the crown. As a crown body, the duchy is Tax exemption exempt ... to the HM Treasury treasury of 50 of his duchy income from the time he became eligible for its .... Foundation The duchy was established in 1337 out of the former Earl of Cornwall earldom of Cornwall ..., the Black Prince , who became the first Duke of Cornwall. The duchy consisted of two parts the title ... abouttheduchy history.htm About the DuchyDuchy of Cornwall official site ref The core of the estate at its foundation was the 17 duchy manors found within the county. The duchy does not share the same ..., the duchy maintains a special relationship with Cornwall, and maintains various rights, such as that of appointing ... counties. ref http www.duchyofcornwall.org abouttheduchy history acquisition.htm History of the DuchyDuchy of Cornwall official site ref The subsequent charter of Henry IV of England Henry IV to Henry ... have confirmed to him the said Principality, Duchy, and Earldom, that he may preside there, and by presiding ... more details
long name Duchy of Warsaw common name Warsaw continent Europe country Poland status Client ... Poland flag s1 Merchant ensign of Vistula ships of Congress Poland.svg s2 Grand Duchy of Posen flag ... June event start Treaties of Tilsit event1 Constitution of the Duchy of Warsaw Constitution created ... 1815 .svg flag Flag of Poland image coat Grand Coat of Arms of Duchy of Warsaw.svg symbol Coat of arms of Poland image map Duchy of Warsaw 1809 1815.PNG image map caption Map of Duchy of Warsaw and Free ... statehood The Duchy of Warsaw lang pl Ksi stwo Warszawskie lang fr Duch de Varsovie lang de Herzogtum ... under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit . The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon ... . Following Napoleon s invasion of Russia Napoleon s failed invasion of Russia , the duchy was occupied ... the two countries at the Congress of Vienna . The duchy is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Grand Duchy of Warsaw . History The area of the duchy had already been liberated by a popular uprising ... government included providing food to the French army fighting the Russians in East Prussia . The Duchy ... it was created as a satellite state and was only a duchy , rather than a monarchy kingdom , it was commonly ... its former borders. The newly re created state was formally an independent duchy, allied ... the Sejm . However, the duchy was never allowed to develop as a truly independent ... largely treated the state as a source of resources. The most important person in the duchy was in fact the French ambassador Citation needed date November 2007 , based in the duchy s capital, Warsaw. Significantly, the duchy lacked its own diplomatic representation abroad Citation needed date November 2007 . In 1809, a short war with Austrian Empire Austria started. Although the Duchy of Warsaw won the Battle of Raszyn 1809 Battle of Raszyn , Austrian troops entered Warsaw, but Duchy and French ... for a significant expansion of the Duchy s territory southwards with the regaining of once Polish ... more details
The Duchy of Estonia may refer to Danish Estonia Duchy of Estonia Danish Estonia , Hertugd mmet Estland , a Dominum directum of King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346. Swedish Estonia , Hertigd met Estland a dominion of Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721. Governorate of Estonia , , Knyaz estlyandskii a viceroyalty of the Russian Empire from 1721 until 1917. disambig lt Estijos kunigaik tyst nn Hertugd met Estland ... more details
The Duchy of Genoa was the name taken by the territories of the former Republic of Genoa when they were given to the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Ligurian people, with their independentistic and republican traditions, never liked their new political status, and riots sometimes exploded in Genoa . The Duchy of Genoa was finally disbanded after the perfect fusion of 1848, and it was divided between the departments later called provinces of Italy provinces of Genoa and Nice. Countries of the Kingdom of Sardinia Italy hist stub Category Kingdom of Sardinia Category History of Genoa cs Janovsk v vodstv ... more details
Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name Duchy of Neopatria common name Neopatria continent Europe region Balkans country Greece era Middle Ages status government type Duchy year start 1319 year end 1390 event start Principality established event end Conquered by the Republic of Florence p1 Despotate of Epirus flag p1 s1 Republic of Florence flag s1 Flag of Florence.svg image map Ducado neopatria.png image map caption image coat Duchy of Neopatras.png symbol symbol type Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Neopatras capital Ypati Neai Patrai common languages Catalan language Catalan official , br Greek language Greek popularly religion Roman Catholicism Roman Catholic officially, br Greek Orthodox popularly title leader footnotes The Duchy of Neopatria or Neopatras was one of the Crusader State s set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade . It was situated in Central Greece , centered around the city of Neai Patrai modern Ypati in the Spercheios valley, west of Lamia city Lamia . In 1318 1319 the Almogavars of the Catalan Company , after having conquered most of the Duchy of Athens , expanded into the territories of the Despotate of Epirus in southern Thessaly , under Alfonso Frederick , the infante of the Kingdom of Sicily . The new territories were created a duchy and united with the Duchy of Athens. The Duchy was divided into the Captain land and air captaincies of Siderokastron , Neopatria, and Salona modern Amfissa . Part of the Duchy s possessions in Thessaly was conquered by the Serbs of Stefan Dusan in 1337 . In 1377 , the title of Duke of Neopatria was assumed by Peter IV of Aragon . It was preserved among the subsidiary titles of his successors, and is still included in the full title of the List of Spanish ... of the duchy until what was left of it fell completely into the hands of the Republic of Florence ... missing DEFAULTSORT Neopatria, Duchy Of Category 1390 disestablishments Category States and territories ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2008 The Duchy of Philippopolis was a short lived duchy of the Latin Empire founded after the collapse and partition of the Byzantine Empire in 1204. It included the city of Plovdiv and the surrounding region. It was liberated for a short time by Emperor Kaloyan of Bulgaria in 1207 but was lost by his successor Boril of Bulgaria Boril following his defeat at the Battle of Philippopolis 1208 Battle of Philippopolis . The territory of the duchy finally joined the Second Bulgarian Empire Bulgarian Empire during the first years of the reign of Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria Ivan Asen II 1218 1241 . From 1204 to 1205 it was ruled by Renier of Trit . Category History of Bulgaria Category History of Plovdiv Category Latin Empire bg es Ducado de Filip polis pt Ducado de Filip polis ... more details
Infobox former subdivision native name Trak Kunigaik tyst conventional long name Duchy of Trakai common name Trakai subdivision Duchy nation the Grand Duchy of Lithuania year start 1337 event start Established by K stutis event end Union of Horod o year end 1413 p1 Duchy of Lithuania image p1 Image Vilnius district COA.gif 30px s1 Trakai Voivodeship flag s1 Trakai district COA.gif image flag image coat Trakai district COA.gif image map image map caption Trakai Voivodeship in red in the 17th century capital Senieji Trakai , later Trakai political subdiv today Lithuania, Poland, Belarus Duchy of Trakai was a subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 14th and early 15th centuries. The Duke of Trakai was an important position held either by the Grand Duke of Lithuania himself or his second in command. History After the demise of Gediminas in December 1337, the Duchy of Lithuania was divided into two parts Grand Duke Algirdas ruled Vilnius and the Eastern Auk taitija while his brother K stutis received the Duchy of Trakai. In 1382, during the Lithuanian Civil War 1381 1384 , K stutis was imprisoned at the Kreva Castle and died. His nephew Skirgaila was named the new Duke of Trakai by his brother Grand Duke Jogaila . Vytautas , son of K stutis, then waged the Lithuanian Civil War 1389 1392 to regain his patrimony in Trakai and seize power in Lithuania. The war was ended by the Ostr w Agreement on August 4, 1392. The agreement transferred the Duchy from Skirgaila to Vytautas. On October 2, 1413, Vilnius Voivodeship Vilnius and Trakai Voivodeship s were created by the Union of Horod o from the Duchy of Trakai. The voivodeships were ruled by an appointed official and not by the dukes. Geography One could delineate the boundaries of the Duchy of Trakai by referring to the donative writ of Grand Duke Jogaila from the Livonian border Upyt to Kobrynin Masuria , and eastward from Podlesie to Pinsk. Navahradak was still part of the Duchy of Trakai. Dukes of Trakai K stutis ... more details
start Partitioned from br spaces 4 Duchy of Silesia Wroc aw date start event1 United with Duchy of Racib rz ... Fell to Bohemia date end event post Annexed by Kingdom of Prussia Prussia date post 1742 p1 Duchy of Silesia image p1 File POL wojew dztwo dolno l skie COA.svg 20px Duchy of Silesia s1 Crown of Bohemia ... of Opole Jaros aw at Opole green capital Opole footnotes Duchy of Opole lang de Herzogtum Oppeln lang ... among themselves into the two duchies of Wroc aw and Duchy of Racib rz Racib rz . Boles aw originally had the intention to bequest the Duchy of Wroc aw as a whole to his son of his second marriage ... . After a long term dispute in 1172 the Duchy of Opole was formed with Jaros aw becoming the first ... briefly incorporated into the Duchy of Wroc aw. Boles aw himself however died shortly afterwards and in 1202 ... duchy, creating the united Upper Silesian Duchy of Opole and Racib rz . After the death of Mieszko s grandson Duke W adys aw Opolski in 1281, his sons again divided the Duchy of Opole and Racib rz and the Duchy of Opole was recreated for Casimir of Bytom Casimir and his brother Bolko I of Opole Bolko I , contemporaneously with the establishment of the duchies of Duchy of Teschen Cziesyn and Duchy of Bytom Bytom on former Racib rz territory. In 1327 the Duchy of Opole was vassalised by the Kingdom of Bohemia Bohemian king John of Bohemia John the Blind . The Duchy would suffer various territorial ... start to expand again, eventually resulting in the recreation of the Duchy of Opole and Racib rz ... Opole Voivodeship Duchies of Silesia coord missing Poland DEFAULTSORT Opole, Duchy Of Category Duchies ... more details
marriage. At the age of 16 he succeeded to the Duchy of Urbino on 14 May 1621. ref name Urbino ... year she gave birth to a daughter Vittoria della Rovere . Rovere himself died a year later in Urbino ... name Urbino Issue Vittoria della Rovere 7 February 1622 5 March 1694 married Ferdinando II de Medici ... . NAME Ubaldo Della Rovere, Federico, Duke Of Urbino ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 16 May 1605 PLACE OF BIRTH Pesaro Ducal Palace of Pesaro , Duchy of UrbinoUrbino DATE OF DEATH 28 June 1623 PLACE OF DEATH Ducal Palace of Pesaro, Urbino DEFAULTSORT Ubaldo Della Rovere, Federico, Duke Of Urbino Category 1605 births Category 1623 deaths Category House of della Rovere Category Dukes of Urbino Category Italian nobility Category People from Pesaro Category Modern child rulers ... more details
himself a vassal of King John of Bohemia in 1329. It was reunited with the Duchy of Liegnitz ... of Archduchy of Austria Austria in 1526, the duchy fell under their overlordship as Bohemian kings ... dynasty would inherit the duchy upon the extinction of the Silesian Piasts. This agreement however ... into effect. Together with Legnica, Brzeg was the last autonomous duchy of Silesia. Following ... . However Brandenburg Prussia also claimed the duchy, referring to the old inheritance treaty ... Brzeg, Duchy Of Category 1675 disestablishments Category States and territories established in 1311 ... more details
language cs small conventional long name Duchy of G og w common name G og w continent Europe region Silesia country Poland era Middle Ages status Duchies of Silesia Silesian duchy br Fee feudal tenure ... 3 first Duke of G og w date pre 1177 event start Partitioned from br spaces 3 Duchy of Legnica Legnica date start event1 Split off Duchy of aga aga and br spaces 3 Duchy of Oels Ol snica date event1 ... to People s Republic of Poland 1945 1989 Poland date post 1945 p1 Duchy of Legnica image p1 File POL ksi stwo legnickie COA.svg 20px Duchy of Legnica s1 Kingdom of Prussia flag s1 Flag of Prussia ... map caption Silesia 1249 1273 Creation of the Duchy of G og w green for Konrad I, Duke of Silesia Glogau Konrad I from the territory of Boles aw II the Bald of Duchy of Legnica Legnica violet capital G og w Glogau footnotes today ubl POL The Duchy of G og w lang pl Ksi stwo g ogowskie , lang cs Hlohovsk kn ectv or Duchy of Glogau lang de Herzogtum Glogau was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled ... 1385 Poland , the town of G og w had already become the capital of a duchy in its own right. However when Konrad died between 1180 and 1190, his duchy was again inherited by his elder brother Boles aw ... Battle of Legnica his sons in 1248 divided the Lower Silesian Duchy of Wroc aw among themselves ... , then Duke of Duchy of Legnica Legnica . File Glogow zamek.jpg thumb left G og w Castle initially ... continued, and other, smaller duchies were split from it like cinawa Steinau, St nava and Duchy of aga aga Sagan, Zah in 1273 as well as the duchies of Duchy of Oels Ole nica Oels, Ole nice ... heirs in 1331, King John of Bohemia John the Blind was able to seize the duchy as a fiefdom of the Kingdom ... s widow Barbara of Brandenburg Barbara of Hohenzollern . In consequence the duchy s northern part ... and in 1480 even invaded the royal Bohemian half of the G og w duchy. This action finally brought the Bohemian ... in 1491 and later Sigismund I the Old in 1499, both future kings of Poland . In 1506 the duchy finally ... more details
Infobox former country native name Ducato di Guastalla conventional long name Duchy of Guastalla common name Guastalla, Duchy image flag image coat Coat of arms of the House of Gonzaga 1433 .svg image map image map caption continent Europe region Italy country Italy status Vassal empire Holy Roman Empire government type Principality today ITA year start 1621 year end 1748 event start Raised from county ... to br spaces 4 Duchy of Parma Parma Piacenza at br spaces 4 Treaty of Aix la Chapelle 1748 Aix ... of Gonzaga 1433 .svg 20px alt link County of Guastalla s1 Duchy of Parma flag s1 Flag of the Duchy ... The Duchy of Guastalla was an Historical states of Italy Italian state which existed between 1621 to 1748. It was bordered by the Duchy of Modena and Reggio and the Po River to the north, on the opposite bank of the Duchy of Mantua . History On the 2 July 1621 Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II Habsburg elevated the County of Guastalla to the rank of a duchy. Ferrante II Gonzaga Ferrante II became the first duke of the city, hoping to succeed in the future to the great Duchy of Mantua .... Having no male heir, he bequeathed the Duchy of Guastalla to his daughter s husband Ferdinand ... Gonzaga in 1714 inherited the duchy on the death of his father. Unfortunately he was not very ... without heirs in 1746 and the Duchy of Guastalla was incorporated into Austrian Lombardy under the government ... , Guastalla was joined to the Duchy of Parma , ruled by the Bourbons . It was annexed to the Cisalpine Republic in 1802, but became an autonomous duchy in 1806. It was returned in 1815 to the Duchy of Parma , and remained under Parma s rule until 1847. With the death of Marie Louise the Duchy then passed to the Duchy of Modena and later on to the unified Kingdom of Italy. Territory The Gonzaga, at the maximum extent of the Guastalla duchy, also took control of the principality of Bozzolo and the annexed ... , Isola Dovarese and the Duchy of Sabbioneta . See also Historical states of Italy List of rulers ... more details
unreferenced date November 2006 original research date October 2011 Duchy of Zas a je , or Iziaslavl lang be was a duchy on the territory of modern Belarus with the centre in the city of Zas a je . Chronology To Duchy of Polatsk until 976... To Duchy of Novgorod , 976 980 To Duchy of Kiev , 980 Rurik ovich Izyaslav of Polotsk in Polatsk from 988 , 980 1001 Vseslav I also in Minsk , 1001 1003 To Polatsk , 1003 1101 David in Polatsk 1116 1127 , 1101 1116, died after 1129 Bryachislav, 1116 1127, died after 1129 David in Polatsk 1128 1129 , restored 1127 1128 Bryachislav, restored 1128 1129 To Polatsk , 1129 1146 Bryachislav II in Vitebsk 1167 1186 , 1146 1151, died 1186 Vsevolod, 1151 1158 d. aft. 1159 Bryachislav II, restored 1158 1159, died 1186 Vsevolod, restored 1159 Bryachislav II, re restored 1159 1167, died 1186 Basil in Vitsebsk 118? 1221 , 1167 118?, died 1221 Vladimir in Polatsk from 1197 , 118? 1215 No information after 1215 probably to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jaunutis Iwan I , 1347 1366 Michal I Zaslawski , 1366 1399 Jerzy Zaslawski , 1399 14?? Iwan II Zaslawski , fl. 15th century Michal II Zaslawski fl. 15th century Fiodor Zaslawski , 14?? 1508, died after 1508 See also List of early East Slavic states coord missing Belarus DEFAULTSORT Zaslauje, Duchy of Category Former principalities Category Historical regions in Belarus Category History of Belarus 862 1236 Category History of Belarus 1236 1569 Belarus history stub ... more details
DnDmodule module title Duchy of Ten module image Image DA4 Duchy of Ten.jpg module code DA4 module rules Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set module character levels 10 14 module campaign Blackmoor module authors David J. Ritchie module first published 1987 series Adventures in Blackmoor DA1 , Temple of the Frog DA2 , City of the Gods DA3 , Duchy of Ten DA4 . Duchy of Ten is an Adventure Dungeons & Dragons adventure module designed for use with the Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set Expert Set rules for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game . It was written by David J. Ritchie, with cover art by Clyde Caldwell and interior art by David Dorman . Plot summary The Duchy of Ten is based on Dave Arneson s original Blackmoor campaign. ref name HW In this scenario, the player character s need to go to the place where the terrible artifact known as the Well of Souls was forged, as that is the only place it can be destroyed. ref name HW The module includes campaign setting data and a large map of the lands of the west. ref name HW Publication history DA4 The Duchy of Ten was written by David J. Ritchie, with a cover by Clyde Caldwell and interior illustrations by Dave Dorman , and was published by TSR in 1987 as a 48 page booklet with a large color map and an outer folder. ref name HW cite book last Schick first Lawrence title Heroic Worlds A History and Guide to Role Playing Games publisher Prometheus Books year 1991 isbn 0 87975 653 5 page 139 ref Reception Empty section date December 2010 References reflist See also List of Dungeons & Dragons modules DEFAULTSORT Duchy Of Ten, The Category Dungeons & Dragons modules D&D stub ... more details
date post 1807 p1 Duchy of Bytom image p1 File POL wojew dztwo l skie COA.svg 20px Duchy of Bytom ... herb .gif The Duchy of Siewierz was a Duchies of Silesia Silesian duchy with its capital in Siewierz . The area was part of the original Duchy of Silesia established after the death of Duke Boles aw ... Piasts as part of the Duchy of Bytom under Duke Casimir of Bytom Casimir . In 1312 he ... books.google.com books?id 07vm4vmWPqsC&pg PA174&dq ref it was, alongside the Duchy of Nysa , the only Prince Bishopric ecclesiastical duchy in the region ruled by a bishop of the Catholic Church . On many ... and army. The junction of the duchy with Lesser Poland was concluded when in 1790 the Great Sejm formally incorporated the Duchy as a Crown of the Kingdom of Poland Land of the Polish Crown into the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth . In the course of the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, the duchy ... thumb left Terrirory of the former duchy within Congress Poland Temporarily recreated in 1807 by Napoleon as a gift for his ally Jean Lannes within the Duchy of Warsaw , after the 1815 Congress ... of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth coord missing Poland DEFAULTSORT Siewierz, Duchy Category ... more details
Disestablishment date end event post date post p1 Duchy of G og w image p1 File POL ksi stwo jaworskie COA.svg 20px Duchy of G og w s1 Kingdom of Prussia image s1 File Wappen Preu en.png 20px Kingdom ... Creation of the Duchy of Ol snica blue for Boles aw in 1313 capital Ole nica footnotes The Duchy of Oels or Duchy of Ole nica lang la Ducatus Olsnensis , lang de Herzogtum Oels , lang cs Ole nick ... had been an important trade settlement and the capital of a Duchy, undergoing its prime development ... 2008 01 04. Ole nica used to be the capital of the Duchy of Ole nica, which was ruled until the end ... Castle Initially part of the Piast dynasty Piast Duchy of Wroc aw , the Ole nica area became part of the Duchy ... of the Duchy of Ole nica for Henry s son Boles aw of Ole nica Boles aw in 1313, followed ..., the son of the predeceased Bohemian King George of Pod brady claimed the duchy as a ceased fief for him ... of W rttemberg with Ole nica, who had married the daughter of the last Pod brad duke. The duchy remained ... of the Silesian Wars . The W rttemberg dukes remained landowners and in 1792 the duchy was inherited ... union with the Duchy of Brunswick until its dissolution after Duke William, Duke of Brunswick William had died without issue in 1884. File Ducatus Olsnensis Duchy of Ole nica map .jpg thumb left Ducatus ... of Silesia Notes reflist 2 Duchies of Silesia coord missing Poland DEFAULTSORT Oels, Duchy Of Category ... more details
Kingdom with the younger stem duchies br Duchy of Saxony Saxony yellow , Franconia blue , Bavaria green ..., when the Frankish mayor Carloman, Mayor of the Palace Carloman terminated the duchy in the Blood ... and were ruled by the Agilolfings until 788, when Charlemagne deposed the last Duke. Duchy of Saxony ... duchy ? Acquitania Thuringia Franconia ruled by the Hetans, more of an administrative entity. Some tribes, such as the Frisians , never formed a stem duchy with cultural allegiance to any single duke ... legend c0fdc0 Duchy of Saxony legend 93c268 Upper Lorraine legend c2e182 Lower Lorraine legend b6ebb6 Duchy of Franconia legend A5BA79 Duchy of Swabia legend 79B879 Duchy of Bavaria After the demise ... dynasty. The younger stem duchies were Citation needed date April 2011 Duchy of Saxony Saxony 880 ..., the Duchy was ruled by the Billung s and after 1137 the House of Welf Welfs dominated the duchy. The fall of Duke Henry the Lion in 1180 resulted in the dismantling of the stem duchy, into three smaller parts Duchy of Westphalia Westphalia , Brunswick L neburg Brunswick and the Duchy of Saxony on the river Elbe . Duchy of Franconia Franconia 906 39 The Conradines Conradine family, close to the royal ..., the Conradines were deposed and the Duchy made into a land of the crown. The region fragmented into a conglomerate of noble territories and ecclesiastical principalities. Duchy of Bavaria Bavaria ... of Austria 1156 and Styria and county of Tyrol Tyrol 1180 . The reduced territorial duchy was given to the House of Wittelsbach Wittelsbach family. Duchy of Swabia Swabia 909 1268 The Thurgau based Hunfridings ... Kings. After various families, the Duchy passed to the House of Hohenstaufen Hohenstaufen family ... identity, Lotharingia was organized as a Duchy in 903 and kept a changing position between the Eastern ... Kingdom . In 959 the Duchy was divided into Lower Lorraine Lower Lotharingia which in turn fragmented ... stem duchy to the Eastern kingdom with its variety of Germanic tribes in contrast to the romanized ... more details
capital in Krnov , present day Czech Republic . History The duchy was created in Upper Silesia in 1377 by partition from the Duchy of Opava Troppau , on lands which until 1269 had been part of Moravia . Together with the adjacent Duchy of Racib rz it was under the direct rule of a cadet branch ... vassals in 1327. In 1318 the P emyslid Nicholas II, Duke of Opava Nicholas II had received the Duchy of Opava from King John of Bohemia in turn for his support, and had also inherited the Piast Duchy ..., he had no intention to return the seized duchy but enfeoffed his chancellor Johann von Schellenberg ... Ansbach acquired Krnov, in 1532 he also inherited the Duchy of Racib rz from Duke Jan II the Good ... the duchy until after the 1620 Battle of White Mountain Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ... Czech Republic DEFAULTSORT Karniow, Duchy Of Category 1623 disestablishments Category Duchies of Silesia ... more details
The Duchy of Friuli was one of the great territorial Lombards Lombard duchies, the first to be established. It was an important buffer between the Kingdom of Italy Lombard Lombard kingdom of Italy and the Slavs . ref Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and Her Invaders , vol. 5 160. ref Along with the duchies of Duchy of Spoleto Spoleto , Duchy of Benevento Benevento and Duchy of Trent Trent , the lords of Friuli often attempted to establish their independence from the royal authority seated at Pavia . The province of Friuli Venetia region Venetia was the first province of Italy to be conquered by the Lombards under Alboin in 568. Before continuing on to penetrate Italy further, Alboin placed the government of the district under his nephew Gisulf I of Friuli Gisulf I , who was allowed to choose the faras or noble families with which he wished to settle the land. ref Paul the Deacon , Historia Langobardorum , ii.9.65 66. ref The original duchy was bound by the Carnic Alps and Julian Alps to the north and east and was hardly accessible from those directions. It was bound by the Exarchate of Ravenna to the south, where it did not have a coastline until later, and by a plain that led to Pannonia , a perfect access point for invaders, such as the Croats , Eurasian Avars Avars , and later the Magyars . Its western border was originally undefined, until further conquests had established the Vittorio Veneto Duchy of Ceneda , which lay beyond the Tagliamento river, between the Livenza and the Piave River Piave Rivers. The original chief city in the province was the Roman Aquileia , but the Lombard ... it. After the Siege of Pavia in 774, Charlemagne allowed Hrodgaud of Friuli Hrodgaud to keep the duchy ... of Friuli Macarius . The duchy continued under Frankish rule until 828, when it was divided into counties .... DEFAULTSORT Duchy Of Friuli Category 828 disestablishments Category States and territories established ..., Duchy of ar bg ca Ducat de Fri l de Herzogtum Friaul es Ducado ... more details
in 1824, Charles Louis assumed the government of the Duchy. In 1847 Marie Louise died. Charles succeeded to the Duchy of Parma, and left Lucca, which was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany . Flag From ... peninsula DEFAULTSORT Lucca, Duchy of Category 1847 disestablishments Category Tuscany Category Lucca Duchy of Lucca Category History of Italy Category House of Bourbon Parma Category House of Bourbon ... more details
The following is a list of the 60 comuni of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino , Marche , in Italy , following the transfer of seven Casteldelci , Maiolo , Novafeltria , Pennabilli , San Leo , Sant Agata Feltria and Talamello to the Province of Rimini in August 2009. ref http www.istat.it strumenti definizioni comuni Codici dei comuni, delle province e delle regioni , Istat, 30 October 2009 see the section headed Nuovi codici dei comuni distaccati dalla Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino Regione Marche e aggregati alla provincia di Rimini Regione Emilia Romagna . ref ref Istat codes and population figures taken from http www.istat.it strumenti definizioni comuni elenco comuni italiani 30 ottobre 2009.csv elenco comuni italiani 30 ottobre 2009.csv , Istat 2009. ref class wikitable Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ISTAT Code Comune Population br 31 December 2008 041001 Acqualagna align right 4,414 041002 Apecchio align right 2,084 041003 Auditore align right 1,620 041004 Barchi, Italy Barchi align right 1,001 041005 Belforte all Isauro align right 796 041006 Borgo Pace align right 687 041007 Cagli align right 9,031 041008 Cantiano align right 2,437 041009 Carpegna align right 1,680 041010 Cartoceto align right 7,939 041012 Colbordolo align right 6,222 041013 Fano align right 63,734 041014 Fermignano align right 8,666 041015 Fossombrone align right 9,834 041016 Fratte Rosa align right 1,009 041017 Frontino, Italy Frontino align right 317 041018 Frontone align right 1,362 041019 Gabicce Mare align right 5,906 041020 Gradara align right 4,500 041021 Isola del Piano align right 666 041022 ... align right 7,059 041067 Urbino align right 15,528 Total align right 363,529 References reflist Category Communes of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Category Comuni of Italy Pesaro e Urbino Category Cities and towns in the Marche pam Ding Comuni ning Lalawigan ning Pesaro e Urbino sv Lista ver kommuner i provinsen Pesaro e Urbino ... more details
of Lithuania in the 11th 13th ct. Duchy of Lithuania lang la Ducatus Lithuaniae lang lt ... 1345 ref until 1413. Most of the time it was a constituent part and a nucleus of the Grand Duchy ... Auk taitija or Land of Lithuania 11th 13th centuries , Duchy of Vilnius 14th early 15th centuries ... known as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Lithuania 1251 1263 , the Duchy of Lithuania ... center of the Duchy until the late 13th century might have been Kernav . It is plausible that the Duchy of Lithuania, that became known as the Duchy of Vilnius since the 14th century, was formed of the eastern part of the original Duchy of Lithuania under the rule of Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytenis at the end of the 13th century its southwestern part was transformed to a separate Duchy ... Trakai Castle . It is known for certain that the Duchy of Trakai existed at the beginning of K stutis ... 1397, the Duchy had the status of an Eldership, comparable to that of the Eldership of Samogitia . After the administrative reform of 1413 by Vytautas, based on the Union of Horod o , the Duchy ceased ... Lithuania DEFAULTSORT Duchy Of Lithuania Category 1413 disestablishments Category History of Lithuania ... more details
of arms¹ conventional long name Duchy of Teschen common name Teschen continent Europe region Central Europe country Bohemia status Vassal empire status text Duchies of Silesia Silesian duchy br Fiefdom ... Partitoned from Duchy of Opole Opole date start event1 Split off Duchy of O wi cim O wi cim date event1 1315 event2 Vassalized by Kingdom of Bohemia Bohemia date event2 1327 event3 Split off Duchy ... image map caption Silesia 1290 91 Duchy of Cieszyn yellow under Mieszko I, Duke of Teschen Mieszko ... 1625 1653 year leader3 1895 1918 title leader Dukes footnotes ¹ Coat of arms of the Duchy of Teschen and the regional branch of the Piast dynasty The Duchy of Cieszyn lang pl Ksi stwo Cieszy skie or Duchy of Teschen lang de Herzogtum Teschen or Duchy of T n lang cs T nsk kn ectv , lang la Ducatus Tessinensis was an autonomous Duchies of Silesia Silesian duchy centered on Cieszyn Teschen ... The Duchy of Teschen was also composed of smaller Duchies at various points of time, such as Duchy of O wi cim O wi cim which was split off around 1315, or Duchy of Zator Zator which in turn split from the Duchy of O wi cim in 1454. History File Cieszyn merian.jpg thumb left Cieszyn The duchy shared ... most part of the medieval Duchy of Silesia established after the death 1138 of the Polish duke ... their heritage, and Cieszyn fell to Mieszko I of Cieszyn and his Duchy of Racib rz . Mieszko himself in 1202 occupied the neighbouring Duchy of Opole , forming the united Duchy of Upper Silesia. After ... east of the Bia a Vistula Bia a river and established the Duchy of O wi cim . The younger son Casimir ... possessed other lands outside the Duchy of Teschen itself, in some periods of time, for example the Duchy of Siewierz , half of Duchy of G og w G og w and some parts of Duchy of Bytom Bytom . File Piastovsk ... Boleslaus I in 1431, the rule over the duchy was shared by his wife Eufemia and their four sons. ref Panic 2002, 16. ref In 1442 the duchy was divided between sons who were all formally Dukes ... more details
Infobox Former Country native name Ducato di Milano br Ducatus Mediolani conventional long name Duchy ... image flag Flag of the Duchy of Milan 1450 .svg image coat CoA of the duchy of Milano.svg image map Venezia1450.jpg image map caption The Duchy of Milan, in the year of 1450 capital Milan ... Duke currency Milanese scudo , lira , soldo and denaro The Duchy of Milan has a long and contested ... The Duchy of Milan Ducatus Mediolani , was created 1 May 1395, when Gian Galeazzo Visconti , Milan ... of Pavia . ref name SDS At its foundation the duchy included 26 towns and spanned from the Montferrat ... Visconti and Francesco Sforza Sforza , the duchy had to defend its territory against the Old Swiss ... of Novara in 1500 when the duchy passed to the French claim of Louis XII . ref name CAR cite ... ousted Lodovico Sforza . The French ruled the duchy until 1512, when they were ousted by the Swiss ... from Milan by imperial forces, but he managed to remain in control of various other cities in the duchy ... the emperor and the King of France claiming the duchy, leading to more wars. The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from a part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River , as a fief for Pope Paul ... of Parma . The emperor held the duchy throughout, eventually investing it on his son Philip II of Spain Philip . The possession of the duchy by Spain was finally recognized by the French in the Treaty of Cateau Cambr sis in 1559. Spanish rule The Duchy of Milan remained in Spanish hands until the War ... of Baden which ended the war in 1714 ceded Milan to Austria. The duchy remained in Austrian hands until it was overrun by the French army of Napoleon I of France Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796. The duchy ... of Vienna on 9 June 1815, the Duchy of Milan was not restored. The Duchy became part of the Kingdom ... of Italy 1861 1946 Kingdom of Italy in 1866. See also List of rulers of Milan List of Governors of the Duchy ... Milan DEFAULTSORT Duchy Of Milan Category 1797 disestablishments Category States and territories established ... more details
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