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Duke Charles II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, who served as governor of Silesia, acquired the north Moravian Lordship of Šternberk by marriage in 1570. In 1587 he inherited the south Moravian Lordship of Jevišovice . With the death of Duke Charles Frederick I, the House of Poděbrady died out in the male line in 1647.
The Duchy of Münsterberg (German: Herzogtum Münsterberg) or Duchy of Ziębice (Polish: Księstwo Ziębickie, Czech: Minstrberské knížectví) was one of the Duchies of Silesia, with a capital in Münsterberg (Ziębice).
After Anna's death, Přemek married to Catherine (died: 23 May 1422) of Münsterberg, a sister of John, who was the last Duke of Münsterberg from the Silesian Piasts dynasty. With her, he had three more children: William of Opava (d. 1452), Duke of Opava and Münsterberg; Ernest of Opava (d, 1464), Duke of Opava and Münsterberg
Catherine of Münsterberg Abt 1390 - 1422; Henry II of Ziębice Est 1396 - 1420; Spouse and Children . H. Przemko I _____, Duke of Opava Abt 1365 - 1433; W.
In 1470, Charles II, Duke of Oleśnica, acquired Šternberk when he married Catherine Berkova of Dubá (Dauba). Catherine was daughter of John-Wenceslas Berka of Dubá & Lipa, Lord of Šternberk, who died in 1565 [60: p.46-47].
Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg was a member of the Münsterberg branch of the House of Poděbrady. His parents were Duke John of Münsterberg-Oels and his first wife Christina Catherine of Schidlowitz (Czech: Kristyna Katarzyna Szydłowiecka; 1519–1556).
Else Münsterberg translated Jane Addams' book, Twenty Years at Hull-House, into German. She was the niece of the psychologist Hugo Münsterberg, and daughter of the social reformer Emil Münsterberg.
