Duchy of Krnov
Duchy of Krnov | |||||||||
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| 1377–1849 | |||||||||
Duchies of Opava and Krnov, map from Atlas Novus by Joan Blaeu, 1645 | |||||||||
| Status | Silesian duchy Fiefdom of the Bohemian Crown | ||||||||
| Capital | Krnov | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages Early modern period | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Opava | 1377 | ||||||||
• Vladislaus II of Opole Duke | 1385 | ||||||||
| 1523 | |||||||||
• Merged into Austrian Silesia | 1849 | ||||||||
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The Duchy of Krnov (Latin: Ducatus Carnoviensis, Czech: Krnovské knížectví, Polish: Księstwo Karniowskie) or Duchy of Jägerndorf (German: Herzogtum Jägerndorf) was one of the Duchies of Silesia, which in 1377 emerged from the Duchy of Troppau (Opava), itself a fief of the Bohemian Crown. Its capital was at Krnov in the present-day Czech Republic.