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History. Piast rule. Wettin and Habsburg. Prussia. Dukes. See also. Duchy of Żagań. Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 15°19′00″E. 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.
- Żagań
- Silesian duchy
- Middle Ages, Early modern period
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
Jan II the Mad also known as the Bad, the Wild or the Cruel (16 April 1435 [citation needed] – 22 September 1504), was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Przewóz (as co-ruler of his younger brother), during 1461–1468 and briefly in 1472 Duke of Żagań and during 1476–1488 ...
- 16 April 1435
- 22 September 1504 (aged 69), Wołów
- Scholastika of Saxe-Wittenberg
- Jan I of Żagań
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 .
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 ...
