Trojden II of Płock (1403/06 - 25 July 1427), was a Polish prince member of the

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from the Masovian branch. He was a Duke of

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and

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during 1426-1427 jointly with his brothers. He was the fourth son of

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and

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, daughter of Algirdas.

Life

On 5 March 1424 along with his brothers Siemowit V, Casimir II and Władysław I, Trojden II attended the wedding and coronation of King

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's third wife, Sophia of Halshany. After the death of their father on 21 January 1426 Trojden II and his brothers, not wanting to further weakened their positions and domains with subsequents divisions, decided to co-rule all their paternal inheritance. Another factor could be the difficult relationship with their mother, and after an eventual division of their domains they are forced to give her part of the lands as her

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. Despite the nominal co-rulership of the brothers, they administered separately their parts of the duchy. An analysis of the documents issued by Trojden II showed that he received

.M. Wilamowski: ''Trojden II'', n:K. Ożóg, S. Szczur (ed.): ''Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny'', Kraków 1999, p. 318. On 8 September 1426 he and his brothers Siemowit V and Władysław I paid homage to the Polish King at

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. Trojden II died on 25 July 1427, unmarried and without issue. He was probably buried at Płock Cathedral.

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References

* O. Balzer: ''Genealogia Piastów'', Kraków 1895, pp. 506–507. *K. Jasiński: ''Rodowód Piastów mazowieckich'', Poznań – Wrocław 1998, pp. 130–132. *M. Wilamowski: ''Siemowit V'', n:K. Ożóg, S. Szczur (ed.), ''Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny'', Kraków 1999, p. 310. *M. Wilamowski: ''Trojden II'', n:K. Ożóg, S. Szczur (ed.), ''Piastowie. Leksykon biograficzny'', Kraków 1999, p. 318. {{DEFAULTSORT:Trojden 02 of Plock Dukes of Masovia 1400s births 1427 deaths