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Silesia's borders and national affiliation have change over time, both when it was a hereditary possession of [[feudalism|noble houses]] and after the rise of modern [[nation-states]], resulting in an abundance of [[List of castles in Poland|castles]], especially in the [[List of castles and palaces in Jelenia Góra valley|Jelenia Góra valley]]. The first known states to hold power in Silesia were probably those of [[Greater Moravia]] at the end of the 9th century and [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] early in the 10th century. At the end of the 10th century, Silesia was conquered and incorporated into the early Polish state, and after its fragmentation in the 12th century it formed the [[Duchy of Silesia]], a provincial duchy of Poland. As a result of further fragmentation, Silesia was divided into many [[Duchies of Silesia|duchies]], ruled by various lines of the Polish [[Piast dynasty]]. In the 14th century, it became a constituent part of the [[Lands of the Bohemian Crown|Bohemian Crown Lands]] under the [[Holy Roman Empire]], which passed to the Austrian [[Habsburg monarchy]] in 1526; however, a number of duchies remained under the rule of Polish dukes from the houses of Piast, [[Jagiellonian dynasty|Jagiellon]], and [[House of Sobieski|Sobieski]]{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} as formal [[Bohemia|Bohemian]] fiefdoms, some until the 17th–18th centuries. As a result of the [[Silesian Wars]], the region was annexed by the German state of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] from [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]] in 1742.