The Duchy of Kalisz was a

feudal Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in Middle Ages, medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a wa ...

district duchy The district duchy, also known as the district principality, was a type of the state under the patrimonial system, such as duchy or principality, formed in the feudal system, as a result of land partition between the members of a royal family. It oc ...

in the

Greater Poland Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed ...

, centered on the Kalisz Region. Its capital was Kalisz. The state was established in 1177, in the partition of the Duchy of Greater Poland, after the

rebellion against Mieszko III Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

. Duke

Casimir II the Just Casimir II the Just ( pl, Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy; 28 October 1138 – 5 May 1194) was a Lesser Polish Duke of Wiślica from 1166–1173, and of Sandomierz after 1173. He became ruler over the Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków and thereby Hig ...

of the

Piast dynasty The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branch ...

become its first ruler. 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. It remained a fiefdom within the

Duchy of Poland Civitas Schinesghe () is the first recorded name related to Poland as a political entity (the name is a Latinization of or , "ducal gords") first attested in 991/2. The original deed is missing, but is mentioned in an 11th-century papal regest ...

, until 1227, and after that, it become an independent state.Jerzy Wyrozumski, ''Historia Polski do roku 1505'', pp. 104–111.

Citations

Notes

References

Bibliography

Andrzej Wędzki, ''Kalisz w państwie wczesnopiastowskim i w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego''. In: Władysław Rusiński (redactor), ''Dzieje Kalisza''. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1977. *Józef Dobosz, ''Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy'' *Bronisław Nowacki, ''Przemysł II'' *Jerzy Wyrozumski, ''Historia Polski do roku 1505'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalisz, Duchy of Former countries in Europe Former monarchies of Europe Duchies of Poland Fiefdoms of Poland History of Poland during the Piast dynasty Kalisz History of Greater Poland 12th-century establishments in Poland 13th-century disestablishments in Poland States and territories established in 1177 States and territories disestablished in 1279