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The Duchy of Żagań ( Polish: Księstwo Żagańskie, Czech: Zaháňské knížectví) or Duchy of Sagan ( German: Herzogtum Sagan) was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts. Its capital was Żagań in Lower Silesia, the territory stretched to the town of Nowogród Bobrzański in the north and reached the Lusatian Neisse at ...
- Żagań
- Silesian duchy
- Middle Ages, Early modern period
The Duchy of Żagań or Duchy of Sagan was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts. Its capital was Żagań in Lower Silesia, the territory stretched to the town of Nowogród Bobrzański in the north and reached the Lusatian Neisse at Przewóz in the west, including two villages beyond the river .
Balthasar, Duke of Żagań (Polish: Baltazar żagański; c. 1415 – Przewóz, 15 July 1472), was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Żagań. Deposed during 1461–1468, he recovered the Duchy in this year until shortly before his death.
- c. 1415
- Agnes, Barbara of Cieszyn
- 15 July 1472
- Silesian Piasts of Głogów
Mother. Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Henry IV (II) the Faithful ( Polish: Henryk IV (II) Wierny) ( c. 1292 – 22 January 1342) was a Duke of Żagań and parts of Greater Poland from 1309 until 1317 (with his brothers in all the lands except Głogów in different divisions among them), Duke of Głogów from 1318 until 1321 (with his brother ...
- c. 1292
- Henry III, Duke of Głogów
- 22 January 1342
- Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Jul 1, 2015 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Jan I (Piast) Żagański born 1385 Duchy of Zagan-Glogow died 1439 Duchy of Zagan,-Glogow including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
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Of all historical figures of princes and bishops commemorated by monumental brasses featured at this exhibition, Duke Wenceslaus of Żagań seems to best impersonate the medieval ideal of piety. Born between 1420 and 1434 as the third son of Duke Jan I of Żagań, he was designated to co-rule the duchy with his brothers: Balthasar, Rudolf, and ...
Duchy of Żagań: Common Name: Żagań: Symbol: Coat of arms of Silesia: Era: Middle Ages Early modern period: Status: Silesian duchy: Year Start: 1274: Year End: 1549: Life Span: 1274–1549: Event Start: Partitioned from Głogów: Event1: Vassalized by Bohemia: Date Event1: 1329: Event2: Sold to Saxony: Date Event2: 1472: Event End: Seized by ...
