The Duchy of Rawa was a

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district duchy in

Masovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ...

, centered on the

Rawa Land Rawa Land (Polish: ziemia rawska), named after Rawa Mazowiecka, was an administrative unit (ziemia) of the Duchy of Mazovia, Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. With its capital in Rawa, it belonged to Rawa Voivodeship. Rawa ...

. Its capital was

Rawa The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (Persian:جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان, ''Jamiʿat-e Enqelābi-ye Zanān-e Afghānestān'', Pashto:د افغانستان د ښڅو انقلابی جمعیت) ...

. It existed during the

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era, from 1313 to 1370, and from 1381 to 1442. The state was established in April 1313, in the partition of the

Duchy of Płock The Duchy of Płock was a feudal district duchy in Masovia, centered on the Płock Land. Its capital was Płock. It existed in the High Middle Ages era, from 1275 to 1294, from 1310 to 1351, and from 1381 to 1462. History The country was est ...

, with duke

Siemowit II of Masovia Siemowit II of Rawa (pl: ''Siemowit II rawski''; 1283 – 18 February 1345), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Warsaw and Liw during 1310-1313, after a new division with his brothers since 1313 ruler over Rawa Mazowiecka, ...

becoming its first leader.Janusz Grabowski, ''Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich'', p. 62-63. It existed until 5 November 1370, when, under the rule of duke Siemowit III, duchies of

Czersk Czersk (; ; formerly german: Czersk, (1942-5): ) is a town in northern Poland in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,844. Today the center of the city of Czersk in is the Village Square. ...

, Rawa, and

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were unified into the

Duchy of Masovia Duchy of Masovia was a district principality and a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Poland, existing during the Middle Ages. The state was centered in Mazovia in the northeastern Kingdom of Poland, and during its existence, its capital was located in ...

.Anna Suprunik, ''Mazowsze Siemowitów'', p. 29. It was again reestablished in June 1381, in the partition of the Duchy of Masovia, with duke

Siemowit IV Siemowit IV (Ziemowit IV), also known as Siemowit IV the Younger (pl: ''Siemowit IV Młodszy''; ca. 1353/1356 – 21 January 1426), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Dukes of Masovia, Masovian branch, from 1373/74 Duke ...

as its first leader.Janusz Grabowski, ''Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich'', p. 98.J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, ''Władysław II Jagiełło'', p. 315. It existed until 1488, when it got incorporated into the

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.O. Balzer, ''Genealogia Piastów''. From 1310 to 1320, it was a

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dom within the

Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...

, and from 1320 to 1385, a fiefdom of the

United Kingdom of Poland The period of rule by the Piast dynasty between the 10th and 14th centuries is the first major stage of the history of Poland, history of the Polish state. The dynasty was founded by a series of dukes listed by the chronicler Gall Anonymous in t ...

, and from 1386 to 1442, a fiefdom of the

Crown of the Kingdom of Poland The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Korona Królestwa Polskiego; Latin: ''Corona Regni Poloniae''), known also as the Polish Crown, is the common name for the historic Late Middle Ages territorial possessions of the King of Poland, includ ...

List of rulers

First state

(1313-1345) * Siemowit III and

Casimir I of Warsaw Casimir I of Warsaw (pl: ''Kazimierz I warszawski''; 1329/31 – 26 November/5 December 1355J. Grabowski: ''Dynastia Piastów mazowieckich'', Kraków 2012, p. 444.), was a Polish prince, member of the House of Piast, Duke of Czersk 1341-1349 jointly ...

(1341–1349) * Siemowit III (1349–1370)

Second state

(1381–1426) *

Trojden II of Płock Trojden II of Płock (1403/06 - 25 July 1427), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Gostynin, Sochaczew and Belz during 1426-1427 jointly with his brothers. He was th ...

Casimir II of Belz Casimir II of Belz (pl: ''Kazimierz II bełski''; 1401/03 – 15 September 1442), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Gostynin, Sochaczew, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze an ...

Władysław I of Płock Władysław I of Płock (1406/09 - 11/12 December 1455), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Płock, Rawa Mazowiecka, Gostynin, Sochaczew, Belz, Płońsk, Zawkrze and Wizna during 1426-1434 ...

, and

Siemowit V of Masovia Siemowit V of Rawa (pl: ''Siemowit V rawski''; 1389 - 17 February 1442), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast from the Dukes of Masovia, Masovian branch. He was a Duke of Rawa Mazowiecka, Płock, Sochaczew, Gostynin, Płońsk, Wizna and ...

(1426–1427) *

, and

(1427–1434) *

(1434–1442)

Citations

Notes

References

Bibliography

*Janusz Grabowski, ''Dynastia Piastów Mazowieckich''. *Anna Suprunik, ''Mazowsze Siemowitów''. *J. Krzyżaniakowa, J. Ochmański, ''Władysław II Jagiełło''. *O. Balzer, ''Genealogia Piastów''. Kraków. 1895. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawa, Duchy of Former countries in Europe Former monarchies of Europe Duchies of Poland Fiefdoms of Poland

Duchy of Rawa The Duchy of Rawa was a feudal district duchy in Masovia, centered on the Rawa Land. Its capital was Rawa. It existed during the High Middle Ages era, from 1313 to 1370, and from 1381 to 1442. The state was established in April 1313, in the p ...

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