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 | | By the end of the 14th century, Silesia consisted of fourteen separate principalities, and the planned emigration was producing the desired prosperity; swamplands were reclaimed, the weaving industry developed, and Breslau, re-established in 1250 as German city, became a trading center between East and West. |
 | | The dukes of Silesia eventually exchanged their allegiance to Poland for that of their neighbor Bohemia, and as the Piast dynasty gradually died out, their lands became crown properties of Bohemia. |
 | | Up to 1500, Silesia was a dependency of Bohemia, and as such eventually came under the control of the house of Hapsburg in 1526, who were rulers of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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