Map of the Greater Poland with the political division.
Status
Fiefdom within the Duchy of Poland (1177–1227) Independent state (1227–1279)
Capital
Kalisz
Official languages
Polish
Latin
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
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Greater Poland
Duchy of Greater Poland
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]
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^Andrzej Wędzki, Kalisz w państwie wczesnopiastowskim i w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego. In: Władysław Rusiński (redactor), Dzieje Kalisza. p. 46–48.
^Józef Dobosz, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy, p. 111-113.
^Bronisław Nowacki, Przemysł II, p. 97.
^Jerzy Wyrozumski, Historia Polski do roku 1505, pp. 104–111.
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