The following is a list of monarchs who used the title Duke of Opole and controlled the city and the surrounding area either directly or indirectly (see also

Duchy of Opole Duchy of Opole ( pl, Księstwo opolskie; german: Herzogtum Oppeln; cs, Opolské knížectví) was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the Piast dynasty. Its capital was Opole (Oppeln, Opolí) in Upper Silesia. Duke Boleslaw III 'the Wrymo ...

Piast dynasty

* 1163-1173 Bolesław I the Tall (Bolesław Wysoki), Duke of

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

** 1173-1201 Jarosław Opolski, son, first Duke of Opole * 1201 Bolesław I the Tall, again * 1201-1202

Henry I the Bearded Henry the Bearded ( pl, Henryk (Jędrzych) Brodaty, german: Heinrich der Bärtige; c. 1165/70 – 19 March 1238) was a Polish duke from the Piast dynasty. He was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1201, Duke of Kraków and High Duke of all Pol ...

(Henryk I Brodaty), son of Bolesław, ceded Opole to his uncle * 1202-1211

Mieszko I Tanglefoot Mieszko IV Tanglefoot ( pl, Mieszko IV Plątonogi) (c. 1130 – 16 May 1211) was Duke of Kraków and High Duke of Poland from 9 June 1210 until his death one year later. He was also Duke of Silesia from 1163 to 1173 (with his brother as co-ruler) ...

(Mieszko I Plątonogi), Duke of

Racibórz Racibórz (german: Ratibor, cz, Ratiboř, szl, Racibōrz) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Racibórz County. With Opole, Racibórz is one of the historic capitals of Upper Silesia, being ...

* 1211-1230 Casimir I (Kazimierz I), son * 1230-1246

Mieszko II the Fat Mieszko II the Fat ( pl, Mieszko II Otyły) ( – 22 October 1246) was a Duke of Opole-Racibórz from 1230 until his death, and Duke of Kalisz-Wieluń during 1234–1239 (with his brother as co-ruler). He was the eldest son of Duke Casimir I of ...

(Mieszko II Otyły), son, followed by his brother ** 1246-1281 Władysław I * 1281-1313 Bolko I, son of Władysław * 1313-1356 Bolko II, son, jointly with his brother ** 1313-1323

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* 1356-1401 Władysław II, son of Bolko II, jointly with his brothers ** 1356-1370 Bolko III and ** 1356-1365

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* 1396-1437 Bolko IV, son of Bolko III, jointly with his brother ** 1396-1400

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

* 1437-1476 Nicholas I (Mikołaj I), son of Bolko IV, jointly with his brother ** 1437-1439 Jan I * 1476-1532

Jan II the Good Jan II of Opole ( pl, Jan II Dobry) ( – 27 March 1532) was a Duke of Opole-Brzeg (until 1481)- Strzelce-Niemodlin in 1476 (with his brothers as co-rulers during 1476), ruler over Gliwice (in 1494), Toszek (in 1495), Niemodlin (again, in 1497), By ...

(Jan II Dobry), son of Nicholas I, jointly with his brothers ** 1476

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and ** 1476 Nicholas II (Mikołaj II)

Various dynasties

* 1532-1543 possession of Brandenburg * 1543-1549 Georg Friedrich of Brandenburg Hohenzollern (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski) * 1549-1551 Ferdinand of Austria (Ferdynand Austriacki) * 1551-1556 Isabelle and Sigismund Zapolya (Izabela and Zygmunt Zapolya) * 1556-1558 Georg Friedrich of Brandenburg Hohenzollern (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski) * from 1558 possession of the Habsburgs of as kings of Bohemia, sometimes governed by dukes from other dynasties

Princes of
Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

* 1597-1598 Sigismund Bathory (Zygmunt Batory) - Nephew of Polish king * 1622-1625

Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen ( hu, Bethlen Gábor; 15 November 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of th ...

(Gabriel Bethlen)

House of Vasa

* 1645-1648 Wladislaus IV of Poland (Władysław IV Wasa) - King of Poland * 1648-1655 Charles Ferdinand Vasa (Karol Ferdynand Waza) * 1655-1666

John II of Poland John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

(Jan Kazimierz Waza) - King of Poland

House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

* 1666-1742 possession of the House of Habsburg as kings of Bohemia

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