District duchy


The district duchy, also known as a district principality, was a type of state under the patrimonial system, such as a duchy or principality, formed in the feudal system as a result of a land partition between the members of a royal family. It occurred in the Middle Ages and early modern period, notably in Europe, in states such as the Holy Roman Empire, Duchy of Poland, and Kievan Rus'.

Holy Roman Empire

Bavaria

Original division

Pomerelia