County of Kladsko
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Kladské hrabství (cs) Grafschaft Glatz (de) Hrabstwo kłodzkie (pl) |
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Fiefdom of the Kingdom of Bohemia (until 1742) Part of the Kingdom of Prussia (1742–1818) |
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Grafschaft Glatz, 18th century
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| Capital | Kłodzko (Kladsko) | |||||||||
| Languages |
Latin (officially) Czech German Polish |
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| Religion |
Roman Catholicism Protestantism |
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| Government | Principality | |||||||||
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| • | Definitely ceded to Bohemia |
1137 | ||||||||
| • | Raised to county by George of Podiebrad |
1459 | ||||||||
| • | Habsburg rule | 1526 | ||||||||
| • | Annexed by Prussia | 1742 | ||||||||
| • | Incorporated into Prussian Silesia |
1818 | ||||||||
| • | Fell to Poland | 1945 | ||||||||
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The County of Kladsko (Czech: Kladské hrabství, German: Grafschaft Glatz, Polish: Hrabstwo kłodzkie) was a historical administrative unit within Bohemia as a part of the Kingdom of Bohemia and later in the Kingdom of Prussia with its capital at Kłodzko (Kladsko) on the Nysa river. The territory comprises the Kłodzko Valley within the Sudetes mountain range and roughly corresponds with the present-day Kłodzko County in the Polish Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The area has been populated at least since the 1st century BC. The earliest mention of the town itself is in the 12th century Chronica Boëmorum by Cosmas of Prague. He mentions the town of Cladzco as belonging to the Bohemian nobleman Slavník in 981, father of Bishop Adalbert of Prague and progenitor of the Slavník dynasty.
Held by the Přemyslid dukes of Bohemia, the town was also claimed by the Polish kings, which led to a series of armed conflicts: King Bolesław I Chrobry campaigned Kladsko in 1003, but soon after was expelled by Emperor Henry II. In 1080 the Polish duke Władysław I Herman married Judith Přemyslid, daughter of the Bohemian duke Bretislav I and their son, the warlike Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth claimed Kladsko as the dowry of his mother. In turn the Bohemian prince (duke from 1125) Soběslav I campaigned Kladsko and burnt the town to the ground, but rebuilt it shortly afterwards. He also rebuilt and strengthened the castle located on a high rock overlooking the town.
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