Town · Duchy of Silesia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Trzebnica

A ducal estate north of Wrocław, where Henry and Hedwig found the Cistercian nunnery in 1202.

Who holds it

Name
Duke Bolesław
Title
Lord
Confidence
medium

Lord in 1200

Duke Bolesław

How things stand that morning

The duke's estate.

Charter

No town charter and no German town law in 1200: a ducal castle (gród) with a market settlement (suburbium) under the castellan's court and Polish law.

Council

None. The castellan or the duke's officers judge and collect dues.

Communities

Polish castle folk, craftsmen and traders; no foreign community pinned for 1200.

Militia

None as a town; the castle folk and the knights of the district.

Walls and castle

No castle of note.

Trade and crafts

Farming estate.

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.

  1. 1202Foundation of the Cistercian nunnery by Henry and Hedwig.Depends on: Henry's succession.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The castle is attested; its market settlement in 1200 is inferred from the castle-district pattern.

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Henry the Bearded, en.wikipedia

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.