Władysław of Oświęcim (; 1275/80 – by 15 May 1324), was a Duke of
Oświęcim from 1315 until his death.
He was the eldest son of
Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn by his wife, probably called Grzymisława.
Life
In 1290, shortly after his father assumed control over the Duchy of
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...
, Władysław was named co-ruler by him. However, and for unknown reasons, after Mieszko I's death in 1315, Władysław didn't receive the capital Cieszyn, but the much less political
Oświęcim, which began his later political conflicts with his brother
Casimir I. This also contributed to Władysław's involvements in politics at the side of his namesake the Duke of
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
, since 1320 King
Władysław I the Elbow-high of
Poland
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(in a document of 1315 is called an ally of the Duke of Kraków).
The exact date of Władysław's death is unknown, but is estimated between 1321 and 14 May 1324. He was buried in the
Dominican church of
Oświęcim.
Marriage and issue
By 1304, Władysław married
Euphrosyne (b. ca. 1292 – d. 26 December 1328/1329), daughter of Duke
Bolesław II of Masovia. They had two children:
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Jan I the Scholastic
Jan I the Scholastic (; 1308/10 – 1372 before 29 September), was a Duke of Oświęcim from 1324 until his death.
He was the eldest child and only son of Duke Władysław of Oświęcim by his wife Euphrosyne, daughter of Duke Boleslaus II of ...
(b. 1308/10 – d. by 29 September 1372).
#Anna (d. after 19 September 1354), married
Thomas Szécsényi, obergespan of Arad, Bács and Szerém.
Ancestry
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wladyslaw Of Oswiecim
13th-century births
1324 deaths
Piast dynasty
Year of birth uncertain
Place of birth missing