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Přemek I, Duke of Opava' (or Przemko I) ( Czech: Přemysl I. Opavský; German: Přemysl I. von Troppau; c. 1365 – 28 September 1433) was a member of the Opava branch of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty.
The octagonal Chapel of the Holy Cross –commonly known as the Swedish Chapel -was built between 1390 and 1394 by Přemek I, Duke of Opava and is now one of the last remnants of Silesian Brick Gothic architecture in the area. The art-historical value of the chapel increased with the discovery of a cycle of 15 wall paintings depicting the Apocalypse. They are embellished with ornaments and ...
The capitulation was mediated by Přemek I, Duke of Opava. The conditions under which Peter of Kravaře and Strážnice could return among Moravian nobility loyal to Sigismund were brutal, and Peter had to pledge Helfštýn Castle to Přemek of Opava as a guaranty of fulfilling the conditions.
Life. 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.
Přemek I, Duke of Opava' (or Przemko I) (Czech: Přemysl I. Opavský; German: Přemysl I. von Troppau; c. 1365 – 28 September 1433) was a member of the Opava branch of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty. He was Duke of Opava from 1367 until his death and Głubczyce from 1394 until his death.
Jul 25, 2022 · Pemek I, Duke of Opava' (or Przemko I) (Czech Pemysl I. Opavsk German Pemysl I. von Troppau born c.1365 died 28 September 1433) was a member of the Opava branch of the Bohemian Pemyslid dynasty.
Life. 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.
