Jarosław's duchy is the Opole castle district: the castle on the Oder island, its market and the river crossing, with the forests behind.
As bishop he lives at Wrocław, so Opole is run day to day by his castellan, whose name is not pinned. No regent or other governor is recorded.
Who he is
- Name
- Jarosław
- Title
- Duke of Opole for life; bishop of Wrocław since 1198
- Since
- 1173 (en.wikipedia; de.wikipedia: 1180)
- Born
- After 1143
- Family
- See Opole (Bishop-duke Jarosław).
- Confidence
- high
en.wikipedia (Jarosław of Opole); fmg.ac
Overlord
None as duke (a life grant from his father, reverting to him); as bishop, the archbishop of Gniezno and the pope
What it holds
- The castle district of Opole
- The Oder crossing and market at Opole
- Forest land to the north and east (see Opole (Bishop-duke Jarosław))
How it was acquired
Life grant from his father after the revolt of 1172.
How things stand that morning
Held; governed through his castellan at Opole (not pinned).
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 22 March 1201Dies; Opole reverts to Bolesław.Depends on: His natural death.
Places of note
- Opole castle: Seat of the duchy
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The duchy is attested; its castellan and bounds in 1200 are not.
On the map: Bounds from the later Opole district.
Primary sources for Opole (Bishop-duke Jarosław)
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
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.