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Örjan Martinsson

Upper Silesia

The southern part of Silesia, which 1163 was given to Mieszko I, was called Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) or Schlesien-Ratibor after its capitol. Just like Lower Silesia was this duchy partitioned repeatedly between descendants to the first duke and they also encouraged German immigration. But unlike Lower Silesia did Upper Silesia retain a considerable Polish population and parts of it was sold to Poland 1457 (Auschwitz), 1494 and 1521 (Zator). However all dukes in Upper Silesia recognised Bohemia's supremacy over Silesia from 1327. When Prussia conquered Silesia 1742 was a part of Upper Silesia left under Bohemian-Austrian rule. After the First World War was Upper Silesia partitioned between Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Germany's part of Upper Silesia was lost to Poland after the Second World War.

Schlesien-Ratibor

1163-1211 Mieszko I
1211-1230 Kazimierz I
1230-1246 Mieszko II
1234-1281 Wladyslaw (in Oppeln)
1281
1281-1306
1295-1336
1336
Parted in Auschwitz, Beuthen, Oppeln, Ratibor
Przemysl
Leszco
Schlesien-Ratibor is incorporated with Troppau

Schlesien-Auschwitz (and Teschen)
 
1281-1315
1289-1309
1315-1321/4
1315-1358
1321/4-1370/2
1358-1406
1370/2-1405
1400
1406-1433
1433
1433-1457
1457-1772
1772-1918
1918-
Mieszko III
Boleslaw
Wladyslaw
Kazimierz (Schlesien-Teschen)
Jan I
Przemysl II (S-Teschen 1358-1400)
Jan II
Partitioned in Auschwitz and Teschen
Kazimierz
Partitioned in Zator, Toschok and Auschwitz
Jan III
Part of Poland
Part of Austria
Part of Poland

Schlesien-Teschen
 
1400-1431
1431-1452
1431-1460
1431-1474
1431-1477
1460-1477
1460-1480
1452-1528
1528-1579
1579-1617
1617-1625
1625-1653
1653
Boleslaw I
Boleslaw II (S-Teschen-Freistadt)
Wladyslaw (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau)
Waclaw (Schlesien-Teschen-Beuthen)
Przemysl II (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau)
Przemysl III (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau)
Margareta (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau)
Kazimierz IV (S-T-Freistadt 1452-1480)
Waclaw Adam Posthumus
Adam Waclaw
Friedrich Wilhelm
Elisabeth Lucretia
United with Bohemia (Austria)

Schlesien-Zator
 
1433-1465
1433-1488
1465-1494
1465-1513
1513-1521
1521-1772
1772-1918
1919-
Waclaw (Wenzel)
Przemysl III (Schlesien-Toschok)
Kazimierz
Jan IV
Jan V
Part of Poland
Part of Austria
Part of Poland

Schlesien-Beuthen
 
1281-1312
1306-1342
1306-1352
1342-1349
1352-1355
1355
Kazimierz II
Ziemowit
Wladyslaw II (Schlesien-Kosel)
Kazimierz III (Schlesien-Gleiwitz)
Boleslaw
United with Schlesien-Oppeln

Schlesien-Oppeln
 
1281-1313
1313-1356
1313-1362/5
1313-1366
1356-1382
1356-1401
1360/5-1382
1382-1421
1382-1437
1382-1460
1437-1460
1437-1476
1476-1497
1476-1532
1532
Bolku I
Bolku II
Boleslaw II (Schlesien-Falkenberg)
Olbrecht (Schlesien-Strelitz)
Bolku III (Schlesien-Oppeln-Strelitz)
Wladyslaw II (S-Oppeln-Wielun)
Henryk (Schlesien-Falkenberg)
Jan Kropidlo * (S-Oppeln-Strelitz)
Bolku IV (Schlesien-Beuthen)
Bernhard (Schlesien-Falkenberg)
Bolku V (Schlesien-Beuthen)
Nikolaus I (S-Beuthen 1437-1460)
Nikolaus II
Jan
United with Bohemia (Austria)

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* = Johann Kropidlo was bishop of Kammin 1394-1398