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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 until his death.
- c. 1321
- Bolesław III the Generous
- Between 6 and 23 December 1398
- Margaret of Bohemia
Added: Jan 7, 2022. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 235660716. Source citation. 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 ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Louis I died between 6 and 23 December 1398 and was buried in the Kolegiata of St. Hedwig in Brzeg. 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:
- Legnica, Schlesien, Böhmen
- circa 1317
- "Ludwik Sprawiedliwy", "Roztropny", "Prawy"
- Legnica, Schlesien, Böhmen, Deutschland (HRR)
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. In 1523, the town of Brzeg experienced a Reformation. Prince Frederick II introduced the Lutheran religion into the principality.
Who was Louis I of Brzeg? Ludwik I the Fair or Louis I the Fair also known as the Wise, the Right or of Brzeg, was a Duke of Legnica two times: first during 1342–1345 and secondly during 1345–1346, and Duke of Brzeg from 1358. Also, he was regent of Legnica during 1364–1373.
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 until his death. Also, he was regent of Legnica ...
When Duke Louis Piast I the Fair of Brzeg was born about 1321, in Legnica, Wrocław, Poland, his father, Boleslaw "the Wasteful" Piast III, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Of Bohemia duchess of wroclaw, was 26. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Duchess of Brzeg Agnieszka "Agnes" of Zagan.
