Castellany of Bolesławiec

Who he is

Name

Not pinned for 1 January 1200; nearest dated holder: Nanker, castellan of Bolesławiec (the charter's 'Bolezlauech') in the Trzebnica charter, 1202-03

Title

Castellan of Bolesławiec

Confidence

low

Henry the Bearded's foundation charter for Trzebnica (act of 28 June 1202, written 1203) lists this castle among seven castellanies with its castellan. Whether the district existed under Bolesław in the same form, and who held it on 1 January 1200, is not pinned.

Overlord

Bolesław I the Tall, duke of Silesia

What it holds

• The castle on the Bóbr
• The Via Regia crossing towards Görlitz
• The Bóbr gold country up to Lwówek (attachment not pinned)

How it was acquired

Appointed by the duke.

How things stand that morning

Ducal castle district, held for Bolesław (castellan not pinned for 1200).

Places of note

• Bolesławiec castle: Castellany seat

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The castellany is attested in 1202-03, two and a half years after the game opens; its bounds are drawn from neighbouring places.

On the map: Drawn from its head castle and a few places near it; its 1200 bounds are not documented.

Primary sources for Silesia (Bolesław the Tall)

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
• The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online