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Nicholas II of Opava was a member of the Opava branch of the Bohemian noble Přemyslovci family. His parents were Duke Nicholas I of Opava, who had held Opava since 1269, and Adelheid of Habsburg, a niece of King Rudolf I. He was a supporter of King John of Luxembourg of Bohemia, who gave him Opava as a fief in 1318 and at the same time raised ...
Nicholas II of Opava (also: Nicholas II of Troppau, Nicholas II of Ratibór; Mikuláš II. Opavský; 1288 – 8 December 1365) was Duke of Opava (German: Troppau) from 1318 to 1365 and Duke of Ratibór from 1337 to 1365 and Burgrave of Kladsko (German: Glatz) from 1350 to 1365 and also chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Life
The Principality of Opava (Czech: Opavské knížectví; Polish: Księstwo Opawskie) or Duchy of Troppau (German: Herzogtum Troppau) was a historic territory split off from the Margraviate of Moravia before 1269 by King Ottokar II of Bohemia to provide for his natural son, Nicholas I.
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Aug 7, 2023 · Also known as Mikuláš II Opavský av Schlesien-Troppau, kníže. Nicholas II of Troppau (Czech Mikuláš II. Opavský ; * around 1288 ; † December 8, 1365 ) was Duke of Troppau in 1318–1365 and Duke of Ratibor in 1337–1365, and chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia . In 1350 he held the office of the Glatz burgrave.
- Opava, Moravian-Silesian Region
- "Mikołaj II opawski"
- Moravian-Silesian Region
- 1288
1318 death of Nicholas I, Duke of Opava. 1318 Nicholas II receives the Principality of Opava as a fiefdom under the Bohemian crown. 1365 8 December, death of Nicholas II.
Nicholas I (Czech: Mikuláš I. Opavský) (c. 1255 – 25 July 1318) was the natural son of Bohemian king Ottokar II Přemysl and his mistress Agnes of Kuenring. In 1269 he became Duke of Opava (at modern day Opava , Czech Republic) and thereby the progenitor of the Silesian cadet branch of the Přemyslid dynasty that lasted until 1521.
Nicholas II of Opava (also: Nicholas II of Troppau, Nicholas II of Ratibór; ; 1288 – 8 December 1365) was Duke of Opava from 1318 to 1365 and Duke of Ratibór from 1337 to 1365 and Burgrave of Kladsko from 1350 to 1365 and also chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
