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Louis I the Fair, also known as the Wise or the Righteous (Polish: Ludwik I Sprawiedliwy, Roztropny, or Prawy) or Louis I of Brzeg (Ludwik I brzeski; c. 1321 – 6/23 December 1398), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was a Silesian duke of Legnica from 1342 to 1346 (jointly with his elder brother Wenceslaus I until 1345) and of Brzeg from 1358 ...
- c. 1321
- Bolesław III the Generous
- Between 6 and 23 December 1398
- Margaret of Bohemia
Discover life events, stories and photos about Duke Louis Piast I the Fair of Brzeg (1321–1398) of Legnica, Wrocław, Poland.
- Male
- Duchess of Brzeg Agnieszka "Agnes" of Zagan
Louis I the Fair, also known as the Wise or the Righteous (Polish: Ludwik I Sprawiedliwy, Roztropny, or Prawy) or Louis I of Brzeg (Ludwik I brzeski; c. 1321 – 6/23 December 1398), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was a Silesian duke of Legnica from 1342 to 1346 (jointly with his elder brother Wenceslaus I until 1345)...
Apr 26, 2022 · Louis I died between 6 and 23 December 1398 and was buried in the Kolegiata of St. Hedwig in Brzeg. [edit]Marriage and Issue. Around 1341, Louis married with Agnes (b. ca. 1321 - d. 7 July 1362), daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Głogów-Żagań and widow of Leszek, Duke of Racibórz. They had six children:
When Margaret Piast of Brieg was born in 1341, in Silesia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Duke Louis Piast I the Fair of Brzeg, was 21 and her mother, Agnes of Glogau, was 20. She married Albrecht I von Bayern (born Wittelsbach), Herzog zu Bayern und Bayern-Straubing on 28 July 1358, in Prussia.
Ludwik I the Fair or Louis I the Fair also known as the Wise, the Right or of Brzeg (Brieg) (Polish: Ludwik I Sprawiedliwy or Roztropny or Prawy or brzeski; c. 1321 - 6 /23 December 1398), was a Duke of Legnica two times: first during 1342-1345 (with his brother) and secondly during 1345-1346 (alone), and Duke of Brzeg from 1358.
St. Nicholas' Church in Brzeg is a Gothic basilica built between 1370 and 1420 during the reign of Louis I of Brzeg. He built it on the site of a former brick building, mentioned in sources from 1279.