Opole (German: Oppeln) is a town in southern Poland along the Odra river. It is the capital of the Opole Voivodship. Opole has a large German minority. It is the historical capital of Upper Silesia.


Population : 129,553.

Table of contents
1 Dukes of Opole
2 External links

Dukes of Opole

Piast dynasty

various dynasties

  • 1532-1543 posession of Brandenburg
  • 1543-1549 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
  • 1549-1551 Ferdinand of Austria (Ferdynand Austriacki)
  • 1551-1556 Isabelle and Sisismund Zapolya (Izabela and Zygmunt Zapolya)
  • 1556-1558 George Frederic of Brandenburg (Jerzy Fryderyk Brandenburski)
  • from 1558 possession of the Habsbugs of as kings of Bohemia, sometimes governed by dukes from other dynasties

Dukes of Transylvania

House of Vasa

House of Habsburg

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