Back Břežské knížectví Czech Herzogtum Brieg German Ducado de Brzeg Spanish Duché de Brzeg French Kadipaten Brzeg ID Ducato di Brzeg Italian ブジェク公国 Japanese Bžego kunigaikštystė Lithuanian Војводство Брзег Macedonian Księstwo brzeskie Polish
Duchy of Brzeg | |||||||||
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| 1311–1675/1742 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Duchy of Brzeg Silesian duchies 1312–17: Duchy of Brzeg in light grey | |||||||||
 The Principality of Brzeg has number 9 on the map | |||||||||
| Status | Silesian duchy Fiefdom of Bohemia (since 1329) Part of the Bohemian Crown (since 1348) | ||||||||
| Capital | Brzeg | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Legnica | 1311 | ||||||||
• Vassalized by Bohemia | 1329 | ||||||||
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• Direct royal rule (Habsburgs) | 1675 | ||||||||
• Annexed by Prussia | 1742 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
The Duchy of Brzeg (Polish: Księstwo Brzeskie) or Duchy of Brieg (German: Herzogtum Brieg; Czech: Knížectví břežské) was one of the Duchies of Silesia, created in 1311 during the fragmentation of the Duchy of Legnica. A Bohemian fief from 1329, it was ruled by the Silesian Piasts until their extinction in 1675. Its capital was Brzeg in Lower Silesia.