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- Ernest of Opava (German: Ernst von Troppau; Czech: Arnošt Opavský; c. 1415 – 1464) was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava (German: Troppau) from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Münsterberg (Czech: Ziębice) from 1452 to 1456.
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Ernest of Opava (German: Ernst von Troppau; Czech: Arnošt Opavský; c. 1415 – 1464) was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava ( German : Troppau ) from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Münsterberg ( Czech : Ziębice ) from 1452 to 1456.
In 1451, William transferred his claim on the Duchy of Münsterberg to Ernest and received Ernest's third of Opava in return. Thus, William owned a two-thirds share of Opava. However, William died the following year and Ernest, acting as guardian for William's underage sons, sold this share to Duke Bolko V of Opole.
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His parents were Duke Nicholas II of Opava and his third wife, Jutta (died: c.1365), daughter of Duke Boleslaw II of Opole-Falkenberg. Nicholas died shortly after Přemek was born, and so Přemek stood under the regency and guardianship of his oldest half-brother John, who was the sole heir of the Duchy of Racibórz. After disputes over their inherita...
Around 1395, Přemek married Anna of Lutz (d. 1405). They had three children: 1. Wenceslaus II(d. 1446), Duke of Głubczyce, married around 1420 by Elizabeth of Kravař 2. Nicholas IV (d. 1437), Duke of Opava and Lord of Zlaté Hory 3. Agnes (died c.1440), married firstly John of Kravař, and second George of Sternberg After Anna's death, Přemek married...
Hermann Aubin and Ludwig Petry (eds.): Von der Urzeit bis zum Jahre 1526 (History of Silesia, vol. 1), Edition Brentano, Sigmaringen, 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5, pp. 171, 176, 184, 191, 196–199, 205...Hugo Weczerka: Handbuch der historischen Stätten — Schlesien, Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997, ISBN 3-520-31601-3, genealogical tables on p. 600/601.Who was Ernest, Duke of Opava? Ernest of Opava was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Münsterberg from 1452 to 1456.
Ernest of Opava (; ; – 1464) was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Münsterberg from 1452 to 1456.
Ernest of Opava (German: Ernst von Troppau; Czech: Arnošt Opavský; c. 1415 – 1464) was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava (German: Troppau) from 1433 to 1461 and Duke of Münsterberg (Czech: Ziębice) from 1452 to 1456.
Ernest, Duke of Opava. Ernst of Opava (Czech: Arnost Opavský; * 1415, † 1464) was 1433-1461 Duke of Opava and 1452-1456 Duke of Münsterberg. He came from the Opava branch of the Bohemian Přemyslids. Life His parents were Přemysl I of Opava († 1433 ) and Catherine, a sister of the last Piast Johann Berger Münster.
