Historical place archive

Silesia in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Silesia in Poland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records8 event labels6 people1050–1988

Historical events in Silesia

1050

1050
Capture of Silesia
Casimir I · Military

Captures Silesia from Bohemia

1655

October 1655
Exile of John II Casimir
John II Casimir · Northern War, 2nd

Leaves the Commonwealth as Swedish forces overrun much of Poland

October 1655
Exile with the Court
Marie Louise Gonzaga · Northern War, 2nd

Accompanies the royal court in exile during the Swedish invasion

December 1655
Appeal to the Nation
John II Casimir · Northern War, 2nd

Calls for resistance as Swedish occupation spreads across the Commonwealth

1772

1772
Partition
Stanislaw II · Polish Partition, 1st

The Austrians take Silesia in compensation for Prussian gains

1772
Rule of Silesia
Stanislaw II · House of Poniatowski

The Austrians take Silesia in compensation for Prussian gains

1939

11 September 1939
Capture of Silesia
Wladyslaw Sikorski · World War, 2nd

Upper Silesia is captured by the Germans

11 September 1939
Invasion of Poland
Wladyslaw Sikorski · World War, 2nd

Upper Silesia is captured by the Germans

1988

1988
Strike
Wojciech Jaruzelski · Government of Poland

Steel strikes in Silesia. Coal strikes in Silesia

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Poland and Silesia. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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