Duchy of Kuyavia
Polish duchy (1233–1392) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Duchy of Kuyavia (Polish: Księstwo kujawskie; Latin: Ducatus Cuiaviensis) was a district principality in Central Europe, created in the course of the 13th century in the region of modern-day Kuyavia after the inheritance of the Kingdom of Poland in 1138 into partial duchies through the will and testament of Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth.
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Duchy of Kuyavia | |||||||||||||||
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1233–1392 | |||||||||||||||
Status | Independent state | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Inowrocław | ||||||||||||||
Official languages | Polish, Latin | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||
Government | District principality | ||||||||||||||
Duke | |||||||||||||||
• 1233–1267 | Casimir I of Kuyavia | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Separation from the Duchy of Masovia | 1233 | ||||||||||||||
1392 | |||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Poland |
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