Legnica, on the Kaczawa where the Via Regia crosses it, is the second ducal seat of Silesia: Bolesław has a residence here, and the ducal palace and chapel in the castle are being built in stone in his time.
The district reaches the gold-washings on the Kaczawa at Złotoryja.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned for 1 January 1200; nearest dated holder: Stephan (Stefan), castellan of Legnica (the charter's 'Legnich') in the Trzebnica charter, 1202-03
- Title
- Castellan of Legnica
- Confidence
- low
Henry the Bearded's foundation charter for Trzebnica (act of 28 June 1202, written down in 1203 after 22 January; Schlesisches Urkundenbuch I, via dokumentyslaska.pl) names the castellans of Henry's first year. Whether the same man held the castle under Bolesław on 1 January 1200 is not pinned.
Overlord
Bolesław I the Tall, duke of Silesia
What it holds
- The castle of Legnica and its market settlement
- The Kaczawa valley with the gold-washings at Złotoryja
- The roads west to Bolesławiec and Görlitz
How it was acquired
Appointed by the duke at his pleasure; the castellan is not a hereditary lord.
How things stand that morning
Held for Bolesław by his castellan (not pinned).
Wealth
Via Regia tolls and gold from the Kaczawa.
Places of note
- Legnica castle: Castellany seat (gród)
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The castle and its district are attested; the castellan's name for 1200 and the exact bounds of the district are not.
On the map: The district is drawn from its head castle and a few places near its later edges; 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
Sources and studies
- Bolesław I the Tall, en.wikipedia
- Henry I for Trzebnica, 28 June 1202 (written 1203), Schlesisches Urkundenbuch I, dokumentyslaska.pl
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.