ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ kˈɪŋ vlˈædɪsləz ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv boʊhˈiːmiə ɡɹˈæntᵻd mˈɪlɪkz tə hɪz tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn sˈɪdʒɪsmˌʌnd kˈɜːzbɑːx, hˌuː ɪnstˈɔːld ðɪ ɔːtˈɑːnəməs saɪlˈiːʒən stˈeɪt kˈʌntɹi ʌv mˈɪlɪkz ænd zˌiːwɪðdˈɑːɾɐbˌʌvmˈɪɡɹɑːd tɹɐkˈɛnbɜːɡ.
In 1494 King Vladislas II of Bohemia granted Milicz to his chamberlain Sigismund Kurzbach, who installed the autonomous Silesian state country of Milicz and Żmigród (Trachenberg).