Albert of Strzelce ( pl, Albert strzelecki; after 1300 – around 25 September 1375), was a Duke of
Opole 1313–1323 (with his brother as co-ruler) and Duke of
Strzelce from 1323 until his death.
He was the third and youngest son of Duke
Bolko I of Opole
Bolko I of Opole ( pl, Bolko I opolski; before 21 October 1258 – 14 May 1313), was a Duke of Opole from 1282 (until 1284 with his brother as co-ruler), Niemodlin and Strzelce Opolskie until his death.
He was the third son of Władysław, Duke ...
by his wife Agnes, probably daughter of Margrave
Otto III of Brandenburg. He was the second and last member of the Piast dynasty who bore this name (the first was a son of
Władysław II the Exile).
Life
After his father's death in 1313 Albert and his older brother
Bolko II inherited
Opole, but because both are minors at that time, the regency was held by their oldest brother
Bolesław the Elder until 1323, when they assumed the full government over his domains; however, soon after Albert and Bolko II decided to make the formal division of their domains: Bolko II retain the main city of Opole and Albert took
Strzelce.
About his internal and foreign politics there are little notices. In 1327, he became a vassal of the Bohemian crown; but, for unknown reasons, he didn't paid homage to
King John of Luxembourg with the other Silesian Dukes in
Opawa
Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
The name is a contraction of "Ōpāwaho", which, in Māori, means a place of ('ō') an outer '' pā'' or outpost ('pāwaho'). "Ōpāw ...
. In 1326, he granted urban
Privileges to the capital of his Duchy, Strzelce. He also supported financially the
Cistercian monastery of
Jemielnica, who was founded by his father.
It's unknown the exact date of his death. The last notice of Albert as a living person was around 1366, although some historians assumed that he died by between 1370–1375. He was buried in the monastery of Jemielnica, where his portrait is shown there until today.
Marriage and issue
In 1347, Albert married with Agnes (d. 27 May 1371), daughter of Count
Burchard I of Hardegg, Burgrave of
Magdeburg
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Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...
. They had one daughter:
#Elisabeth (b. ca. 1348 – d. by 17 April 1361), married bef. 1 December 1359 to
Władysław the White
Władysław (Włodko) the White or Władysław of Gniewkowo ( pl, Władysław (Włodko) Biały (Gniewkowski); ca. 1327/1333 – 29 February 1388), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Gniewkowo during 1347/1350–1363/1364 ...
, Duke of
Gniewkowo
Gniewkowo (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Argenau) is a town in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland with a population of 7,301 (2005). It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia.
Location
Gniewkowo is located ...
.
After his death without male heirs, his lands were inherited by his nephew
Bolko III, second son of Bolko II.
References
Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
External links
*Marcin A. Klemeski
Albert strzelecki - książę z pogranicza górnośląskiego
nglish: Albert of Strzelce Opolskie - the duke of the Upper Silesia borderland In: Problem pogranicza w Średniowieczu. Materiały z XI Ogólnopolskiej Sesji Mediewistycznej, ed. M. Jędrzejek, Kraków 2013.
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14th-century births
1370s deaths
Piast dynasty
Dukes of Opole