Dukes of Sieradz- Czyca - W Adys Aw III of Poland, Henry I the Bearded, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Konrad I of Masovia, Siemowit I of Masovia (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: W adys aw Iii of Poland, Henry I the Bearded, Wenceslaus Ii of Bohemia, Konrad I of Masovia, Siemowit I of Masovia, Duke of Sieradz- czyca, Leszek Ii the Black. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Henry I the Bearded (Polish: German: ca. 1165/70 19 March 1238), of the Silesian line of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Lower Silesia from 1201. He was later also Duke of Lesser Poland and thus senior prince of all Poland - internally divided - from 1232 until his death. He was the son of Bolesaw I the Tall, Duke of Wrocaw, by his second wife Christina, a German noble lady. Henry was born in Gogow (Glogau), Silesia. He was the fourth son of the Ducal couple, and in consequence he had little chance to inherit any land. However, the premature deaths of his older brothers Bolesaw, Konrad and Jan (between 1174 and 1190), also given that his older half-brother Jarosaw was forced into an ecclesiastical career by the intrigues of his stepmother Christina, enabled him to become Bolesaw's heir. As a result Henry began his preparations in the politics affairs under his father. Through his marriage with Hedwig of Andechs, Henry became related to the rulers of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, and France. At the time of the death of his father, on 7/8 December 1201, Henry was well prepared to take over the government. However he soon encountered some difficulties. At the beginning of 1202 his uncle, Mieszko I Tanglefoot, in a surprise attack, took the Duchy of Opole (German: ). The ambitious Mieszko desired more lands, but this he couldn't do faced with the opposition of the Church, who strongly supported Henry. Thanks to the intervention of the Archbishop of Gniezno, Henry Kietlicz and the Bishop of Wroclaw, Cyprian, Henry maintained his frontiers, although he had to p...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=6301248