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Rupert I of Legnica (Polish: Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 – by 12 January 1409) was a Duke of Legnica from 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Głogów-Żagań during 1397–1401. He was the eldest son of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica, by his wife Anna, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn. He was born ...
May 3, 2020 · Rupert I of Legnica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rupert I of Legnica (Polish: Ruprecht I Legnicki; b. 27 March 1347 - d. by 12 January 1409), was a Duke of Legnica since 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Głogów-Żagań during 1397-1401. He was the eldest son of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica, by his wife ...
Brief Life History of Ruprecht I. When Ruprecht I. von Liegnitz was born on 27 March 1347, in Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland, his father, Wenzel I. Herzog von Liegnitz, was 29 and his mother, Anna von Teschen, was 22. He married Hedwig von Sagan on 10 February 1372.
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Rupert I of Legnica 1347 - Bef 1409; Waclaw Ii, Prince of Liegnitz, Ii 1348 - 1420; Boleslaw Iv, Prince of Liegnitz, Iv Abt 1352 - Abt 1394; Henryk Vii, Prince of Liegnitz, Vii 1358 - 1398
Rupert I of Legnica (Polish: Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 - by 12 January 1409) was a Duke of Legnica since 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Glogów-Zagan during 1397-1401. He was the eldest son of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica, by his wife Anna, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn.
Rupert I of Legnica (Polish: Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 – by 12 January 1409) was a Duke of Legnica from 1364 until his death, and also regent over half of the Duchy of Głogów-Żagań during 1397–1401. He was the eldest son of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica, by his wife Anna, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn. He was born after eight years of childless marriage.
From his early years Rupert took part in the government of the Electoral Palatinate to which he succeeded on his father's death in 1398. He and the three ecclesiastical prince-electors (of Mainz, Cologne and Trier) met at Lahneck Castle in Oberlahnstein on 20 August 1400 and declared their king, Wenceslaus, deposed.
