Wenceslaus III, Duke of Rybnik (also known as Wenceslaus II of Krnov and Rybnik; cz, Václav V. z Rybnika a Pštíny; pl, Wacław III rybnicki; german: Wenzel II. von Jägerndorf und Rybnik; – 1478 in Kłodzko) was co-ruler of Krnov from 1452 to 1464 and the sole ruling Duke of Rybnik from 1464 to 1474. He was a member of the Opava-Ratibor branch of the

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Life

Wenceslaus was the younger son of Duke Nicholas V of Krnov and Ratibor, who was an opponent of the Hussites. His older brother was Jan III. He was born between around 1442 and 1450. Since Wenceslaus was still a minor when his father died in 1452, he was under the guardianship of his uncle

Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus II Přemyslid ( cs, Václav II.; pl, Wacław II Czeski; 27 SeptemberK. Charvátová, ''Václav II. Král český a polský'', Prague 2007, p. 18. 1271 – 21 June 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1 ...

and his step-mother, Barbara Rockemberg. From 1460 to 1464, Wenceslaus and his elder brother John IV ruled their territories together. In 1464, they divided the inheritance, with John IV taking Krnov,

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and

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and Wenceslaus taking Rybnik with Żory and Pszczyna. Wencelaus III supported King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary during the conflict between the Bohemian nobility and the Hungarians about control of Bohemia. The anti-Hungarian King

Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several mi ...

formed a coalition against Wenceslaus III. Members of the colation included Duke

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of Münsterberg and Opava and his brother

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, as well as Duke Przemyslaus II of Cieszyn, Duke

Nicholas II of Niemodlin Nicholas II of Niemodlin ( pl, Mikołaj II Niemodliński; – 27 June 1497), was a Duke of Opole-Brzeg- Strzelce-Niemodlin in 1476 (as co-ruler of his father) and sole Duke of Niemodlin from 1476 until his death. He was the third son of Duke ...

and his brother

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of Opole. The coalition overthrew Wencelaus III in 1474 and he was taken prisoner by Matthias Corvinus, who handed him over to henry the Elder. Henry's brother Victor took Wenceslaus's possessions, however, he lost them again after Wenceslaus' death. Wenceslaus died as a prisoner in 1478 in Kłodzko. He was unmarried and childless.

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References

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(ed.): ''Handbuch der historischen Stätten — Schlesien'', in the series ''Kröners Taschenausgabe'', vol. 316, Kröner, Stuttgart, 1977, , p. 456–459 and genealogical tables on p. 600–601 * Rudolf Žáček: ''Dějiny Slezska v datech'', Libri, Prague, 2004, , p. 116, 424 and 443.

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Genealogy of Bohemia
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