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Duchy of LegnicaDuchy of Liegnitz — according to WP:NCGN names should reflect cultural or political dominance. The duchy was never part of Poland (first independent, for most of the time part of Bohemia and Prussia and thus also part of the HRE), the local society was Germanized during the Ostsiedlung in the 13th and 14th century and predominantly German.--Karasek (talk) 15:35, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The burden of proof is on Karasek´s side, according to WP:BURDEN. And the duchy as part of Bohemia was of course Slavic.--Yopie (talk) 19:25, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Google books, restricted to English:
"Duchy of Liegnitz" 113 hits [1]
"Duchy of Legnica" 31 hits [2]
And: "In the 14th century Silesia was already a foreign world for Poland." [..] "In the late Middle Ages, it was therefore a territory of mutual influences of three nations: a country of Polish history and tradition, German language and German customs, but of Bohemian belonging." [[3]]
Summary: the "Duchy of Liegnitz" is the most popular English name, which also reflects the cultural and political dominance, which was German. And Yopies claim is wrong, since the Kingdom of Bohemia was a multiethnic country and not a Slavic one (German minority in Bohemia itself, German majority in Silesia, both Lusatias, Brandenburg). Later it was dominated by Austria. Karasek (talk) 10:05, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]