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Duchy of Strzelce

1313 CE – 1460 CE (approx.) · capital Strzelce Opolskie

A minor Upper Silesian appanage duchy around Strzelce, created in the Opole partition of 1313 and later reabsorbed by its parent duchy.

Origins

When Bolko I of Opole died in 1313, his son Albert received Strzelce (Strehlitz), east of Opole, as his share of the Duchy of Opole. Albert did homage to King John of Bohemia in 1327, placing the small duchy under the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Rule and society

The duchy comprised the castle town of Strzelce and its surrounding farmland. Its later history is poorly documented: after Albert's death it was held by members of the Opole dynasty, sometimes as a dower or appanage rather than as a fully separate state.

Decline and legacy

By the mid-15th century Strzelce had been reabsorbed into the Duchy of Opole, which itself fell to the Bohemian crown in 1532. The town followed Silesia to Prussia in 1742 and to Poland in 1945, as Strzelce Opolskie.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Duchy of Opole 1281 CE – 1532 CEDuchy of Strzelce

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Duchy of Strzelce. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/duchy-of-strzelce
MLA
“Duchy of Strzelce.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/duchy-of-strzelce. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Duchy of Strzelce.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/duchy-of-strzelce.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Duchy of Strzelce’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/duchy-of-strzelce (Accessed: ).

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