Integracja księstwa Oświęcimskiego z Królestwem Polskim (1454-1564) i późniejsze losy ziemi oświęcimskiej w kontekście Wadowic
Integration of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) principality with Polish Kingdom (1454-1564) and its later fates till the recent times according to Wadowice

Summary/Abstract: The town of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) and the areas in western Small Poland that lay near Oświęcim (Auschwitz) were separated from Small Poland district during the time when Poland was divided into smaller self-governed territories, in the 13th century. Th ose territories were not part of the Polish Kingdom united by Władysław Łokietek in 14th century. Th e principality of Oświęcim (Auschwitz), which originated at the beginning of 14th century, was under the rule of Czech from 1327 to 1462. Between years 1327 and 1445 Wadowice belonged to this principality. Not until 1454 it recognized the supervision of Polish king and in 1457 it was bought out by Polish king Kazimierz (Casimir) Jagiellończyk . In 1462 during a convention of Polish and Czech monarchs in Głogów, in Silesia, Czech king resigned from the terrains of Oświęcim (Auschwitz). Th e defi nite joining of Oświęcim (Auschwitz) principality to Polish Kingdom, in terms of legal system, took place in Warsaw in 1564 during the general Polish Parliament. From then on, Oświęcim (Auschwitz) land became an important part of Poland and from 1564 to 1772, as Silesia county in Small Poland province, it still kept some of distinct traits as it comes to its political system.

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