 After the Battle of Siewierz, Bolesław II of Mazovia resigned from applying for the Seniorate Province for unknown reasons, and so Władysław the Short began to style himself the Duke of Kraków and Sandomierz.He occupied the capital of Lesser Poland (but without Wawel), yet despite initial victories in the battles of Skała and Święcica, Władysław could not make it permanent.Soon Krakow was acquired by Henry IV Probus, and Władysław had to escape the city with the help of the Franciscans.