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Konrad II of Czersk (pl: Konrad II czerski; c. 1250 – 24 June/21 October 1294), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Masovia during 1264-1275 jointly with his brother, after 1275 sole ruler over Czersk and Duke of Sandomierz during 1289.
Among the Piast Dukes of Masovia, Bolesław's IV nephew Konrad I was Polish high duke from 1229 to 1232 and again from 1241 to 1243; he was the ruler who in 1226 called the Teutonic Order for help against the pagan Old Prussians threatening the northern borders of his territory.
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Konrad was the youngest son of High Duke Casimir II the Just of Poland and Helen of Znojmo, daughter of the Přemyslid duke Conrad II of Znojmo (ruler of the Znojmo Appanage in southern Moravia, part of Duchy of Bohemia). His maternal grandmother was Maria of Serbia, apparently a daughter of the pre-Nemanjić župan Uroš I of Rascia. After his father'...
Around 1208/1209 Konrad married Agafia of Rus, daughter of Prince Svyatoslav III Igorevich. They had ten children: 1. Bolesław I(c. 1210 – 17 April 1248), Duke of Masovia 2. Casimir I (c. 1210/13 – 14 December 1267), Duke of Kuyavia 3. Siemowit I (c. 1215 – 24 June 1262),succeeded eldest brother as Duke of Masovia. 4. Eudoxia (b. c. 1215–1225), mar...
Konrad is considered by Poles to be responsible for Teutonic Knights' control of most of the Baltic coastline, undermining Polish authority in the area. King Casimir III of Poland had to accept the rule of the Order in Thorn and Kulm by the 1343 Treaty of Kalisz. After the Thirteen Years' War in the 1466 Second Peace of Thorn, the Polish King Casim...
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Jul 26, 2023 · Konrad I of Masovia (Polish: Konrad I Mazowiecki; 1187? – 1247), son of Casimir II and Helen of Moravia, was the 6th Duke of Masovia. After his father's death in 1194, Konrad was brought up by his mother. In 1199 he received Masovia and in 1202, Kuyavia.
- Kraków, Małopolskie
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- "Kunigaikštis Konradas I Mazovietis"
- Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
Jan 19, 2024 · Mazovia, Poland. In 1226, Konrad I, Duke of Masovia in north-eastern Poland, appealed to the Knights to defend his borders and subdue the pagan Baltic Old Prussians, allowing the Teutonic Knights use of Chełmno Land as a base for their campaign.
Dec 15, 2023 · Last week we heard about Konrad of Masovia’s offer of the Kulmer Land to the Teutonic knight. This week we will talk about what they did once they had accepted the offer. The first knights arrived in 1226 but it would take almost 6o years before their new principality of Prussia was fully established.
