Łęczyca (in full The Royal Town of Łęczyca, Polish: Królewskie Miasto Łęczyca) is a town in central Poland. Situated in the Łódź Voivodship, it is the county seat of the Łęczyca County .

History

Leczyca is one of the oldest Polish cities, mentioned in the 12th century. It was the capital of the Leczyca Duchy in the 13th century, and next it became the capital of Leczyca Voivodship since 14th till 18th century.

Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca

• 1228-1232 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I Brodaty)
• 1232-1233 Konrad of Masovia (Konrad Mazowiecki)
• 1234-1247 Konrad of Masovia (Konrad Mazowiecki)
• 1247-1260 Casimir I of Mazovia (Kazimierz I Mazowiecki)
• 1260-1275 Leszek the Black (Leszek Czarny)
• 1275-1294 divided into two duchies of Sieradz and Leczyca (below)
• 1294-1297 Ladislaus III the Short (Władysław Łokietek)
• 1297-1305 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Wacław II Czeski)

after 1305 parts of the united Kingdom of Poland initially as two vassal duhies, later incorporated as Leczyca Voivodship and Sieradz Voivodship.

Dukes of Leczyca

• 1233-1234 Konrad of Masovia (Konrad Mazowiecki)
• 1275-1294 Casimir II of Leczyca (Kazimierz II)
• 1329-1343 Ladislaus of Dobrzyn (Władysław Dobrzyński)

After 1305 part of the united Kingdom of Poland as a vassal duchy, later after 1343 incorporated by the king Casimir III the Great as the Leczyca Voivodship

External link

http://www.leczyca.um.gov.pl/ Królewskie Miasto Łęczyca, official site (mainly in Polish)