Upper Silesia

The southern part of Silesia, which 1163 was given to Mieszko I, was called Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) or Schlesien-Ratibor after its capitol. Just like Lower Silesia was this duchy partitioned repeatedly between descendants to the first duke and they also encouraged German immigration. But unlike Lower Silesia did Upper Silesia retain a considerable Polish population and parts of it was sold to Poland 1457 (Auschwitz), 1494 and 1521 (Zator). However all dukes in Upper Silesia recognised Bohemia's supremacy over Silesia from 1327. When Prussia conquered Silesia 1742 was a part of Upper Silesia left under Bohemian-Austrian rule. After the First World War was Upper Silesia partitioned between Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Germany's part of Upper Silesia was lost to Poland after the Second World War.

Schlesien-Ratibor

1163-1211	Mieszko I
1211-1230	Kazimierz I
1230-1246	Mieszko II
1234-1281	Wladyslaw (in Oppeln)
1281 1281-1306 1295-1336 1336	Parted in Auschwitz, Beuthen, Oppeln, Ratibor Przemysl Leszco Schlesien-Ratibor is incorporated with Troppau
Schlesien-Auschwitz (and Teschen)
1281-1315 1289-1309 1315-1321/4 1315-1358 1321/4-1370/2 1358-1406 1370/2-1405 1400 1406-1433 1433 1433-1457 1457-1772 1772-1918 1918-	Mieszko III Boleslaw Wladyslaw Kazimierz (Schlesien-Teschen) Jan I Przemysl II (S-Teschen 1358-1400) Jan II Partitioned in Auschwitz and Teschen Kazimierz Partitioned in Zator, Toschok and Auschwitz Jan III Part of Poland Part of Austria Part of Poland
Schlesien-Teschen
1400-1431 1431-1452 1431-1460 1431-1474 1431-1477 1460-1477 1460-1480 1452-1528 1528-1579 1579-1617 1617-1625 1625-1653 1653	Boleslaw I Boleslaw II (S-Teschen-Freistadt) Wladyslaw (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau) Waclaw (Schlesien-Teschen-Beuthen) Przemysl II (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau) Przemysl III (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau) Margareta (S-Teschen-Gross-Glogau) Kazimierz IV (S-T-Freistadt 1452-1480) Waclaw Adam Posthumus Adam Waclaw Friedrich Wilhelm Elisabeth Lucretia United with Bohemia (Austria)
Schlesien-Zator
1433-1465 1433-1488 1465-1494 1465-1513 1513-1521 1521-1772 1772-1918 1919-	Waclaw (Wenzel) Przemysl III (Schlesien-Toschok) Kazimierz Jan IV Jan V Part of Poland Part of Austria Part of Poland
Schlesien-Beuthen
1281-1312 1306-1342 1306-1352 1342-1349 1352-1355 1355	Kazimierz II Ziemowit Wladyslaw II (Schlesien-Kosel) Kazimierz III (Schlesien-Gleiwitz) Boleslaw United with Schlesien-Oppeln
Schlesien-Oppeln
1281-1313 1313-1356 1313-1362/5 1313-1366 1356-1382 1356-1401 1360/5-1382 1382-1421 1382-1437 1382-1460 1437-1460 1437-1476 1476-1497 1476-1532 1532	Bolku I Bolku II Boleslaw II (Schlesien-Falkenberg) Olbrecht (Schlesien-Strelitz) Bolku III (Schlesien-Oppeln-Strelitz) Wladyslaw II (S-Oppeln-Wielun) Henryk (Schlesien-Falkenberg) Jan Kropidlo * (S-Oppeln-Strelitz) Bolku IV (Schlesien-Beuthen) Bernhard (Schlesien-Falkenberg) Bolku V (Schlesien-Beuthen) Nikolaus I (S-Beuthen 1437-1460) Nikolaus II Jan United with Bohemia (Austria)

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* = Johann Kropidlo was bishop of Kammin 1394-1398