Duchy of Jawor

'''Duchy of Jawor''' ({{lang-pl|Księstwo Jaworskie}}) was one of the [[Duchies of Silesia]], with a capital in [[Jawor]]. It was created in 1274 as a subdivision of the [[Duchy of Legnica]] in [[Lower Silesia]] under the rule of [[Henry V, Duke of Legnica|Henry V the Fat]], the eldest son of Duke [[Bolesław II the Bald]]. When Henry followed his father as Duke of Legnica in 1278, he gave Jawor to his younger brother [[Bolko I the Strict]]. [[File:Jawor (js).jpg|thumb|left|Jawor Castle]] In 1286 Bolko I inherited [[Lwówek Śląski|Lwówek]] from his brother [[Bernard the Lightsome]] and in 1291 enlarged his territories by receiving [[Świdnica]] and [[Duchy of Münsterberg (Ziębice)|Ziębice]] from his elder brother Henry, formerly part of the Duchy of [[Wrocław]], which Henry had acquired after the death of Duke [[Henry IV Probus]]. For a brief period, the Duchy is sometimes known as the Duchy of Jawor-Świdnica. When the sons of Bolko I divided the territories in 1312 the territories around Świdnica and Ziębice were split off into separate duchies, while Jawor was ruled by Duke [[Henry I of Jawor|Henry I]]. After his death in 1346, the duchy was reunited with Świdnica under the rule of his nephew [[Bolko II the Small]]. Bolko II was the last [[Silesian Piasts|Piast]] duke to retain his independence from the [[Kingdom of Bohemia]], however as he had no male heirs he signed an inheritance treaty with King [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV of Luxembourg]], who married Bolko's niece [[Anna von Schweidnitz]] in 1353. The duke died in 1368 and after the death of his widow [[Agnes of Austria (1322-1392)|Agnes of Habsburg]] in 1392 his duchy was finally annexed by the Bohemian Crown. ==See also== *[[Dukes of Silesia]] {{Duchies of Silesia}} {{coord missing|Poland}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jawor}}