District duchy explained

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.^[1] It occurred in the Middle Ages and early modern period, notably in Europe, in states such as the Holy Roman Empire,^[2] Duchy of Poland,^{[1] [3]} and Kievan Rus'.^[4]

Holy Roman Empire

Bavaria

See also: Duchy of Bavaria.

• Bavaria-Ingolstadt
• Bavaria-Landshut
• Bavaria-Munich
• Bavaria-Straubing

Mecklenburg

See main article: Partitions of Mecklenburg.

See also: Duchy of Mecklenburg.

• Mecklenburg-Güstrow
• Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Mecklenburg-Stargard
• Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Palatinate

See also: Electorate of Palatinate.

• Palatinate-Birkenfeld
• Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
• Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
• Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken
• Palatinate-Kleeburg
• Palatinate-Landsberg
• Palatinate-Lautern
• Palatinate-Mosbach
• Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt
• Palatinate-Neuburg
• Palatinate-Neumarkt
• Palatinate-Simmern
• Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken
• Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern
• Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim
• Palatinate-Sulzbach
• Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein
• Palatinate-Zweibrücken
• Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
• Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

Pomerania

See main article: Partitions of the Duchy of Pomerania.

See also: Duchy of Pomerania.

• Pomerania-Demmin
• Pomerania-Stettin
• Pomerania-Schlawe
• Pomerania-Wolgast
• Pomerania-Stolp
• Pomerania-Neustettin
• Pomerania-Stargard
• Pomerania-Barth
• Pomerania-Rügenwalde
• Pomerania-Wolgast-Stolp

Saxony and Thuringia

See main article: Saxon duchies.

See also: House Wettin.

• Saxe-Altenburg
• Saxe-Coburg
• Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
• Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
• Saxe-Eisenberg
• Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
  • • • • • • • • Saxe-Eisenach Saxe-Gotha Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Saxe-Hildburghausen Saxe-Jena Saxe-Marksuhl Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Römhild Saxe-Saalfeld
  • Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Poland

Original division

See main article: Duchy of Poland (1138–1227).

• Seniorate Province (later reformed into the Duchy of Kraków)
• Duchy of Greater Poland
• Duchy of Sandomierz
• Duchy of Masovia
• Duchy of Silesia

Greater Poland

See main article: Duchy of Greater Poland.

• Duchy of Poznań
• Duchy of Gniezno
• Duchy of Kalisz

Sandomierz

See main article: Duchy of Sandomierz.

• Duchy of Wiślica

Masovia

See main article: Duchy of Masovia.

• Duchy of Czersk
• Duchy of Płock
• Duchy of Warsaw
• Duchy of Rawa
• Duchy of Belz
• Duchy of Wizna

Kuyavia

See main article: Duchy of Kuyavia.

• Duchy of Łęczyca
• Duchy of Sieradz
• Duchy of Brześć Kujawski
• Duchy of Inowrocław
• Duchy of Bydgoszcz and Wyszogród
• Duchy of Gniewkowo
• Duchy of Dobrzyń

Silesia

See main article: Duchies of Silesia.

Pomerelia

See main article: Duchy of Pomerelia.

• Duchy of Gdańsk
• Duchy of Świecie and Lubiszewo
• Duchy of Białogarda
• Duchy of Lubiszewo
• Duchy of Świecie

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rozbicie dzielnicowe. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. pl.
2. Kyra T. Inachin, Die Geschichte Pommerns, Hinstorff Rostock, 2008, p. 30, ISBN 978-3-356-01044-2.
3. Jerzy Wyrozumski: Historia Polski do roku 1505, pp. 104–111
4. Tadeusz Manteuffel: Historia powszechna. Średniowiecze. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1990, p. 250. ISBN 83-01-08685-8.