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DUCHY OF TESCHEN
Origin/meaning :
The Duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn) was created from the County of Upper Silezia and has been part of Austria-Hungary until 1918 when it was divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia. Actually
the duchy of was the only part of Silesia in Austrian hands following the loss of Silesia to Prussia in 1742.
Literature : Ströhl, 1890