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Jun 25, 2022 · Servant of God Henry II the Pious (Polish Henryk II Pobony) (1196 9 April 1241), of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty was Duke of Silesia at Wrocaw and Duke of Krakw and thus High Duke of all Poland as well as Duke of Southern Greater Poland from 1238 until his death.
When Henry's son and heir, High Duke Henry II the Pious was killed at the 1241 Battle of Legnica, Konrad once again assumed the senioral title, but had to yield to the claims raised by his nephew Bolesław V the Chaste, son of his elder brother Leszek, two years later. Marriage and children
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria. Mother. Agnes of Germany. Henry II ( German: Heinrich; 1107 – 13 January 1177), called Jasomirgott, a member of the House of Babenberg, [1] was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1140 to 1141, Duke of Bavaria (as Henry XI) and Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156, and the first Duke of Austria from 1156 until ...
During his chaotic reign, Bohemia became a pawn in the long German–Polish War between King Henry II and Duke Bolesław I, "the Brave", of Poland. Life. The eldest son of Duke Boleslaus II "the Pious", probably with his first wife Adiva, he succeeded to the Bohemian throne upon the death of his father in
Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, c. 1510. Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: / ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərt or / ˈbjuːfərt / BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. [1] A descendant of King Edward III ...
"~ the Pious": Boleslav II of Bohemia; Edward VI, King of England; Henry II, Duke of Silesia (Polish: Henryk Pobożny) John III of Portugal (Portuguese: João o Piedoso) Louis I of France (French: Louis le Pieux) Maria I of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria a Pia) Philip III of Spain (Spanish: Felipe el Piadoso) Robert II of France (French: Robert le ...
Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
