Władysław of Zator (; 1455 – 28 May/21 September 1494), was a Duke of Zator during 1468–1474 (with his three brothers as co-rulers), ruler over the western half of Zator during 1474–1482 (with his brother as co-ruler) and Duke of

Wadowice Wadowice () is a town in southern Poland, southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wadowice is known for being the bir ...

since 1482 until his death. He was the fourth and youngest son of Duke

Wenceslaus I of Zator Wenceslaus I of Zator (; – before 29 July 1468), was a Duke of Oświęcim during 1434–1445 (with his brothers as co-rulers) and Duke of Zator from 1445 until his death. He was the eldest son of Duke Casimir I of Oświęcim by his first wife ...

by his wife Maria, daughter of Urban Kopczowski, a noblemen from the

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Life

After his father's death in 1468, Władysław and his brother

Jan V Jan V of Zator (; before 1455 – 17 September 1513), was a Duke of Zator during 1468–1474 (with his three brothers as co-rulers), ruler over the western half of Zator from 1474 to 1494 (with his brother Władysław as his co-ruler), and ruler ...

were likely minors, so their older brothers Casimir II and

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assumed the government over the Duchy. Władysław's first appearance in the official documents dated from around 1470. Four years later, in 1477, was made the formal division of the Duchy in two parts: Władysław and Jan V took the western part of the Skawa River. Władysław and Jan V ruled jointly until 1482, when was made the division of their domains. Władysław received a monetary compensation and the town of

. Władysław died in 1494, and according to the treaty of mutual inheritance of 1477, his only surviving brother Jan V inherited his lands and with this reunited the whole Duchy of Zator.

Marriage and issue

Before 1488, Władysław married with certain Anna, daughter of Urban Kopczowski (d. aft. 28 May 1494), whose origins are unknown. They had one daughter: # Agnes (bef. 1490 – aft. 1505), married before 1504 to Jan Kobierzycki, Count of Tworkow and Kobierzyn. After Władysław's death, his daughter Agnes inherited Wadowice. She became then the Duchess of Zator. Also known as Agnes of Zator. Her uncles were jealous of her legacy. There are some that say that she and her husband were murdered in order to acquire her legacy.

References

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Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
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