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| There never was a Duchy of Warmia. | |||
| '''Duchy of Warmia''' ({{lang-pl|Księstwo Warmińskie}}) was an administrative part of ], one of the three voivodships of ] region in the ]. | |||
| Ermland or ] was a ]ric in Prussia, In 1246 ] was divided by ], legate of the pope, into four bishoprics Warmia, ], ] and Samland]]. | |||
| The four bishoprics were put under the archbishopric of Riga. Later Warmia was ruled by the prince-bishops, who were princes of the ]. | |||
| After the ] in ] Warmia was officially directly included as part of the ] within the ]. At the same time the territory continued to enjoy substantial autonomy, with many legal differences from neighbouring lands. For example, the bishops were by law members of ] ] and the land elected MPs to the ] of ] as well as MPs to the ] of ]. | |||
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There never was a Duchy of Warmia.
Ermland or Warmia was a Prince-Bishopric in Prussia, In 1246 Prussia was divided by William of Modena, legate of the pope, into four bishoprics Warmia, Pomesania, Culmerland and Samland]].
The four bishoprics were put under the archbishopric of Riga. Later Warmia was ruled by the prince-bishops, who were princes of the Holy Roman Empire.