Rupert II of Lüben () (1396/1402 – 24 August 1431) was a Duke of
Lubin (Lüben) and
Chojnów (Haynau) from 1419/20 until his death.
He was the eldest son of
Henry IX, Duke of Lubin, and his wife Anna, daughter of
Przemyslaus I Noszak, Duke of Cieszyn.
Life
After the death of his father between 1419 and 1420 (the exact date was still debatable), Rupert inherited the 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 ...
. His younger brothers Wenceslaus III and Louis III inherited the Duchies of
Oława (Ohlau) and
Niemcza jointly as co-rulers.
In 1422 he was named Knight of the
Order of Malta
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in
Poland
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,
Bohemia
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and
Moravia
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The medieval and early ...
.
After his death without issue, Rupert II's duchies were inherited by his younger surviving brother Louis III.
References
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Year of birth uncertain
1431 deaths
Dukes of Silesia
Piast dynasty