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The Duchy of Kalisz[a] was a feudal district duchy in the Greater Poland, centered on the Kalisz Region. Its capital was Kalisz.[1] The state was established in 1177, in the partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland, after the rebellion against Mieszko III. Duke Casimir II the Just of the Piast dynasty become its first ruler.[2] It existed until 1279, when, it got united with duchies of Gniezno and Poznań, under the rule of Przemysł II, forming the Duchy of Greater Poland.[3] It remained a fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland, until 1227, and after that, it become an independent state.[4]
Duchy of Kalisz | |||||||||
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| 1177–1279 | |||||||||
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| Status | Fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland (1177–1227) Independent state (1227–1279) | ||||||||
| Capital | Kalisz | ||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal duchy | ||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||
• 1177–1181 (first) | Casimir II the Just | ||||||||
• 1273–1279 (last) | Przemysł II | ||||||||
| Historical era | High Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1177 | ||||||||
• Unification of the Duchy of Greater Poland | 1279 | ||||||||
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