Principality of Woluv ( Polish. Księstwo wołowskie , Czech. Volovské knížectví , German. Herzogtum Wohlau ) is one of the principalities located in Lower Silesia with its capital in Woluv .
| Historical state | |||
| Principality of Voluv | |||
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| polish Księstwo wołowskie Czech Volovské knížectví him. Herzogtum wohlau | |||
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←   →1471 - 1675 | |||
| Capital | Voluv | ||
| Languages) | Deutsch | ||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||
| Dynasty | Podebrady , Silesian Piasts | ||
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History
Initially, Voluv was part of the Principality of Wroclaw . After the partition of Silesia in 1248, Voluv became part of the Glogow Principality . Then for 159 years (from 1312 to 1471 ) was part of the Olesnitsky principality .
In 1471 - 1504, the Principality of Voluv existed as a separate principality. At this time in Voluv, the last years of his life were ruled by the care of his sons-in-law Johann II the Mad (c. 1497-1504), Prince of Zagansko-Glogow. Here he died on September 22, 1504 .
In 1504, the Principality of Zimbitsky purchased the Voluvsk Principality, which in 1517 sold it to the wealthy Turzo family, who six years later sold the principality to the Princes of Legnitsa .
In 1653 - 1664, the Principality of Voluv was again independent from its neighbors.
After the death of Christian Legnitsky (1618–1672), Prince Voluvsky (1664–1672), who inherited from the Legnitsa-Brzeg principality from his older brothers, his widow Ludwik of Anhalt (1631–1680), received Voluv and Olava in unit ownership and became regent on behalf of his minor son Georg Wilhelm (born 1660). Georg Wilhelm, the last in a direct line of the Silesian Heels , died in 1675 . The principalities of Voluvsk, Brzeg, and Legnitsky passed into the possession of the Habsburgs, bypassing his sister Carolina (1652-1707), the last of the Piasts, and uncle, Count Augustus Legnitsky (1627-1679), son of Prince Johann Christine of Brzhegsky from his second marriage, recognized as morganatic.
Princes of Voluvsk
- 1495-1498: Henry I the Elder from Podebrad (1448-1498), the third son of the King of the Czech Republic, Jiří from Podebrad from his first marriage with Kunguta from Sternberk
- 1498-1501: Karol I Podebradovich (1476-1536), the fourth son of Henry the Elder of Podebrad and Ursula of Brandenburg
- 1498-1501: George I Podebradovich (1470-1502), the second son of Henry the Elder of Podebrad
- 1498-1511: Albrecht Podebradovic (1568-1511), the eldest son of Henry the Elder of Podebrad
- 1523-1547: Frederick II, Prince of Brzeg and Voluvsky (1480-1547), the second son of Prince Frederick I Legnitsky
- 1547-1586: George II, prince of Brzeg and Voluvsky (1523-1586), second son of Frederick II
- 1586-1592: Johann Georg, Prince of Voluvsky and Olavsky (1552-1592), second son of George II
- 1592-1602: Joachim Friedrich, Prince of Legnitsky, Brzeg and Voluvsky (1550-1602), the eldest son of George II
- 1602-1653: George Rudolph, Prince of Legnitsky and Voluvsky (1595-1653), second son of Joachim Friedrich
- 1653–1672: Christian, Prince Legnitsky, Brzeg, Olavsky and Voluvsky (1618–1672), son of Prince Johann Christian Brzeg (1591–1639)
- 1672–1675: George William I, Prince Legnitsky, Brzhegsky and Voluvsky (1660–1675), the only son of Christian
- 1675-1742: Kingdom of Bohemia
- 1742-1807: Kingdom of Prussia .
Sources
- Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbuch der historischen Stätten Schlesien. Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , S. 569-571 sowie Stammtafel auf S. 592. (German)
- Rudolf Žáček: Dějiny Slezska v datech. Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7277-172-8 , S. 452. (Czech)