John I, Duke of Lüben (1425 – after 21 November 1453), was a ruler of
Lüben
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(Lubin) during 1441–1446 with his brother, as co-rulers,
Haynau (Chojnów) since 1452,
Brieg (Brzeg) and
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(Złotoryja) during 1449–1450 with his brother, as co-rulers.
He was the eldest son of
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, Duke of Ohlau-Lüben-Haynau, by his wife
Margaret
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, daughter of Duke
Bolko IV of Oppeln.
Life
After the death of his father in 1441, John I and his younger brother Henry X inherited the Duchies of Lüben and Haynau as co-rulers. Their mother, the Dowager Duchess Margareta, received the Duchy of Ohlau as a widow's land. In 1446, the difficult financial situation forced John I and Henry X to pledged Lüben to Duke
Henry IX of Glogau.
The death of
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Dowager Duchess of Brieg-Liegnitz in 1449 left in jeopardy the future of the Duchy of Liegnitz. John I and Henry X were the legitimate heirs of that land, as grandsons of Duke
Henry IX of Lüben
Henry IX of Lubin ( pl, Henryk ; 1369 – between 9 January 1419 and 10 July 1420), was a Duke of Brzeg (Brieg) during 1399–1400 with his brother and since 1400, Duke of Lubin (Lüben), Chojnów (Haynau) and Oława (Ohlau).
He was the eldes ...
, elder brother of Duke
Louis II, Elisabeth's late husband, who left her Liegnitz and Brieg (already give by the Dowager Duchess to both brothers in 1443) in 1436; in addition, John I had another claim over Liegnitz through his marriage with Hedwig, youngest daughter of Louis II and Elisabeth. However, the brothers never took possession over the Duchy: shortly after Elisabeth's death, the local nobility rebelled against the Piast government and sought the help of
Emperor Sigismund
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, who placed Liegnitz under the direct sovereignty of the
Kingdom of Bohemia
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. One year later (1450) the still hard financial situation forced them to pledged Brieg to their maternal uncle, Duke
Nicholas I of Oppeln.
In 1452 Henry X died without issue, leave John I as the sole ruler over Haynau; however, he died only eighteen months later.
Marriage and issue
In February 1445 John I married Hedwig (b. ca. 1433 – d. 21 October 1471), daughter of Duke
Louis II of Brieg
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. They had one son:
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Frederick I Frederick I may refer to:
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* Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978)
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(b. Brieg, 3 May 1446 – d. Liegnitz, 9 May 1488).
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1425 births
1453 deaths
Piast dynasty