Louis III of Oława, mostly known as of Lüben (; before 1405 – before 18 June 1441), was a Duke of Oława (Ohlau) from 1419 to 1420 and Duke of Lubin (Lüben) and Chojnów (Haynau) from 1431 until his death. He was the third and youngest son of Henry IX, Duke of Lubin, by his wife Anna, daughter of

Przemyslaus I Noszak, Duke of Cieszyn Przemysław I Noszak (, , ; 13 February 1334 – 23 May 1410), was a Duke of Cieszyn-Bytom-Siewierz from 1358 (during 1359–1368 he lost Siewierz and in 1405 also lost Bytom), from 1384 ruler over half of both Głogów and Ścinawa (except during ...

Life

After the death of his father in 1419 or 1420, Louis III succeeded him in the duchies of

Oława Oława (, , ) is a historic town in south-western Poland with 33,029 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the seat of Oława County and of the smaller administrative distri ...

and

Niemcza Niemcza () is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Niemcza. It lies on the Ślęza River, approximately east of Dzierżoniów, a ...

together with his older brother Wenceslaus III as co-ruler. The death of Wenceslaus III in 1423 without issue left him as sole ruler of their duchies. In 1431, after the death of his oldest brother Rupert II (who, like Wenceslaus III, never married or had children), Louis III inherited his Duchies of

Lubin Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...

and

Chojnów Chojnów () is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an average altitude of above sea level. Chojnów is the administrative seat of ...

Marriage and issue

By 1423, Louis III married

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(b. 1412 or 1414 – d. 15 January 1454), daughter of Duke

Bolko IV of Opole Bolko IV of Opole (; 1363/67 – 6 May 1437), was a Duke of Strzelce and Niemodlin during 1382–1400 (with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of Opole from 1396 (until 1400 with his brother as co-ruler, except Olesno). He was the second son of Du ...

. They had two sons: #

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(b. 1425 – d. aft. 21 November 1453). #

Henry X Henry X may refer to: * Henry X, Duke of Bavaria Henry the Proud () (20 October 1139), a member of the House of Welf, was List of rulers of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria (as Henry X) from 1126 to 1138 and List of rulers of Saxony, Duke of Saxon ...

(b. 1426 – d. bef. 28 May 1452). On his death, he left the Duchy of Oława to his wife as

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. She ruled it until her own death.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwik 03 of Olawa 1400s births 1441 deaths Dukes of Silesia Piast dynasty