Henry II of Åšwidnica, ( pl, Henryk II Åšwidnicki, cs, JindÅ™ich SvÃdnický, german: Heinrich II. von Schweidnitz; – ), was a Duke of
Åšwidnica
Åšwidnica (; german: Schweidnitz; cs, SvÃdnice; szl, ÅšwidÅ„ica) is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. As of 2019, it has a population of 57,014 inhabitants. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh larges ...
from 1326 until his death (with his brother as co-ruler).
He was the second and younger son of Duke
Bernard of Åšwidnica
Bernard (II) of Świdnica ( pl, Bernard świdnicki) (c. 1291 – 6 May 1326) was a Duke of Jawor-Lwówek-Świdnica-Ziębice between 1301–1312 (with his brothers as co-rulers), of Świdnica-Ziębice during 1312–1322 (with his brother as co-ruler ...
by his wife
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* Kunigunde of Rapperswil (c. early ...
, daughter of
Władysław I the Elbow-high, Duke of
Kuyavia
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and since 1320
King of Poland
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.
Life
Henry's exact date of birth is unknown, but was assumed that he was significantly younger than his older brother
Bolko II the Small
Bolko II the Small (c. 1312 – 28 July 1368), was the last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty in Silesia. He was Duke of Świdnica from 1326, Duke of Jawor and Lwówek from 1346, Duke of Lusatia from 1364, Duke over half of Brzeg and Oława ...
, because he was first mentioned only in 1337. He co-ruled with his brother since 1326 after their father's death, but at the end Bolko II take all the government into his hands.
Marriage and issue
By 1 June 1338 Henry II married with
Katharina
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*Katharina Bellowitsch, Austrian radio and TV presenter
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*Katharina Thalbach, German actre ...
(d. bef. 29 June 1355), daughter of King
Charles I of Hungary
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, from the
House of Capet
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in the
Anjou branch. They had only one daughter:
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Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
(b. 1339 - d. Prague, 11 July 1362), married on 27 May 1353 with
Charles IV of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor.
The birth of his daughter, future Holy Roman Empress, was the only important event of Henry II's life, according to the contemporary chronicles. He died by 28 June 1345. It's unknown where he was buried.
References
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Genealogy of the Dukes of ÅšwidnicaGenealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
Literature
* Joachim Bahlcke, Schlesien und die Schlesier, Langen-Müller-Verlag, 2000,
* H. Grünhagen: Geschichte Schlesiens, Breslau 1878
In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, S. 615.
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1316 births
1345 deaths
Piast dynasty
Dukes of Silesia