As Duke of Münsterberg, Henry founded the Silesian branch of the House of Poděbrady, which became extinct in the male line in 1647. With the marriage of his sister Ludmilla with Frederick I of Liegnitz on 7 September 1474 Henry increased the family connections with the House of Piast.
- 1448
- House of Poděbrady
- 1498, Glatz
- Ursula of Brandenburg
Henry the Elder of Münsterberg (also called Henry I of Münsterberg, Henry I of Oels; Czech language: Jindřich starší z Minstrberka or Jindřich starší z Poděbrad; German language: Heinrich der Ältere von Münsterberg or Heinrich I. von Oels; 1448 – 1498, Kłodzko) was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko. He was also Duke of Silesian duchies Münsterberg and Oels and 1465–1472 ...
Henry I Duke of Münsterberg-Oels Biography Henry the Elder of Münsterberg (also called Henry I of Münsterberg Henry I of Oels; Czech: Jindřich starší z Minstrberka or Jindřich starší z Poděbrad; German: Heinrich der Ältere von Münsterberg or Heinrich I. von Oels; 1448 – 1498 Kłodzko) was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko.
Henry the Elder of Münsterberg (also called Henry I of Münsterberg, Henry I of Oels; Czech: Jindřich starší z Minstrberka or Jindřich starší z Poděbrad; German: Heinrich der Ältere von Münsterberg or Heinrich I. von Oels; 1448 – 1498, Kłodzko) was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko.
Henry the Elder of Munsterberg was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko. He was also Duke of Silesian duchies Munsterberg and Oels and 1465–1472 Duke of Opava. At times, he served as the Landeshauptmann and governor of Bohemia.
After his father's death in 1536, Henry initially ruled Münsterberg-Oels jointly with his brothers Joachim, John and George II. In a joint deed dated 25 June 1535, they awarded the city of Srebrna Góra ( Silberberg ), which belonged to Münsterberg, the status of free mining town.
- 29 March 1507
- 2 August 1548 (aged 41), Bierutów
- Margaret of Pernstein, Margaret of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- House of Poděbrady
He was Duke of Münsterberg and Duke of Oels as well as Count of Kladsko. From 1519 to 1523 he held the office of the bailiff of Upper Lusatia , in 1523 he was made Obersthauptmann of Bohemia and in 1524 Landeshauptmann of Silesia .
- 2 May 1476 or 4 May 1476, Kladsko
- House of Poděbrady
- 31 May 1536, Frankenstein
- Anna of Sagan
Henry III of Münsterberg-Oels (also: Henry III of Poděbrady, Henry III of Bernstadt; German: Heinrich III. von Podiebrad; Czech: Jindřich III-Minstrbersko Olešnický; 29 April 1542, Oleśnica – 10 April 1587, Oleśnica) was Duke of Münsterberg from 1565 to 1574 and Duke of Bernstadt.
- 10 April 1587 (aged 44), Oleśnica
- 29 April 1542, Oleśnica
- Magdalena Meseritsch of Lomnitz
- House of Poděbrady
John of Münsterberg-Oels (also known as John of Poděbrady; German: Johann von Münsterberg-Bernstadt; Czech: Hanuš z Minstrberka; 4 November 1509, Oleśnica – 28 February 1565, Oleśnica) was Duke of the Münsterberg from 1542 to 1565, Duke of Oels from 1548 to 1565 and Duke of Bernstadt from 1548 to 1565.
- 4 November 1509, Oleśnica
- House of Poděbrady
- 28 February 1565 (aged 55), Oleśnica
- Christina Catherine of Schidlowitz, Margarete of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Henry III of Münsterberg-Oels (also: Henry III of Poděbrady Henry III of Bernstadt; German: Heinrich III. von Podiebrad; Czech: Jindřich III-Minstrbersko Olešnický; 29 April 1542 Oleśnica – 10 April 1587 ibid.) was Duke of Münsterberg from 1565 to 1574 and Duke of Bernstadt. He also held the title of a Count s of Glatz.
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