Duchy of Cieszyn

Duchy of Cieszyn (Polish Księstwo cieszyńskie) was an independent duchy in the area of Cieszyn Silesia.

It shared history of Silesia and after the feudal division of Poland in 1138 was ruled by Piast dukes from Silesian line. Since 1343, when Poland acknowledged Bohemian rule over Silesia, it shared history of Bohemian Silesia. Since 1625 it came under Austrian rule (from 1766 a direct one). At the end of World War I local self-governments were established and divided the region basing on ethnic composition.

See History of Cieszyn and Tesin for more details

Dukes of Cieszyn

• 1290-1314 Mieszko I/III
• 1316-1358 Kasimir I
• 1358-1409 Przemko I Noszak
• 1410-1431 Boleslaw I
• 1431-1440 Waclaw I, Boleslaw II, Wladyslaw and Przemko II
• 1440-1447 Waclaw I and Boleslaw II
• 1447-1452 Boleslaw II
• 1452-1528 Kasimir II
• 1528-1579 Waclaw III Adam the Posthumous
• 1579/1594-1617 Waclaw Adam
• 1617-1625 Frederic William
• 1625-1653 Elisabeth Lucretia

in 1653 Duchy of Cieszyn transferred to the Habsburg domains