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33: 216:. Moreover, despite the hostile politics of King Sigismund, Elizabeth successfully continued with her many Polish contacts, even after her remarriage with the Duke of Münsterberg. The union proved to be childless, so John was the last male representative of Münsterberg branch of the 126:
The death of his older brother Nicholas (on 9 November 1405) made him his father's heir. Bolko III died in 1410 and was succeeded by John. Like his father, he didn't need a regent, since he was an adult at the time. John nominally co-ruled with his younger brother
247:. The cause of the disaster was a thoughtless attack of the Hussite troops, or earthwork built wagons from the battle. It's unknown where John was buried. On the alleged place of the Duke's death was built a Chapel during 1904–1905 designed by 231:
entered into an arrangement with John, under which he was compelled to not interfere with the movements of enemy troops. However, for unknown reasons, John broke the ceasefire, and with this he began his participation in the war.
131:, but he retained all the government in his hands. Henry II died childless in 1420 and since then John ruled over Münsterberg alone. Like his father and grandfather, he remained a faithful vassal of the 164:
The previous politics of his predecessors was negligible, so when John assumed the government over his Duchy, he only had the town of Münsterberg. For this reasons, he married around 19 March 1408 with
204:. Thanks to this union, John obtain a huge dowry and the needed financial autonomy. The case was more strange by the fact that Elisabeth's first husband was one of the most closest advisers of King 276: 248: 147: 174: 244: 139: 388: 337: 161:(Wrocław), where he spent a major disincentive to the Polish sentence in the process against the Teutonic Order. 170: 213: 154: 360: 254:
After his death, and according to the treaty of 1343, the Duchy of Münsterberg was annexed by the
324: 150:(4 November 1410), where he escaped from the battlefield with other noble and Teutonic knights. 111: 84: 393: 128: 378: 383: 115: 8: 132: 352: 255: 32: 236: 228: 331: 166: 74: 269: 64: 295: 143: 107:(Ziębice) from 1410 until his death; until 1420 with his brother as co-ruler. 372: 217: 224: 194: 186: 146:; however, his interference in the war was limited, especially after the 169:(d. 22 February/27 December 1424), widow of the powerful Polish magnate 197: 281: 240: 104: 190: 182: 59: 205: 201: 178: 158: 209: 142:
took place. He participated there at the side of the
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Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary and Germany
370: 227:. Initially, seeing no chances of victory, Duke 243:(Kłodzko), fighting against the Hussite leader 235:John died on 27 December 1428 in the battle of 212:, the long-time enemy of John's sovereign, the 103:(ca. 1380 – 27 December 1428) was a Duke of 270:"Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast" 153:On 6 January 1420 John was present in the 223:By 1428 Silesia was in the middle of the 277:Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan 138:During the first years of his rule the 114:by his wife Euphemia, daughter of Duke 371: 239:(Stary Wielisław), in the Valley of 13: 14: 405: 282:Genealogy of the Dukes of Ziębice 267: 31: 140:Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War 110:He was the second son of Duke 1: 304: 261: 7: 26:Duke of Ziębice/Münsterberg 10: 410: 346: 329: 321: 289: 90: 80: 70: 58: 50: 42: 30: 25: 18: 112:Bolko III of Münsterberg 361:Půta III of Častolovice 121: 37:Coat-of-arms of Ziębice 291:John I of Münsterberg 171:Spytek II of Melsztyn 101:John I of Münsterberg 389:Dukes of Münsterberg 206:Władysław II Jogaila 85:Bolko III of Ziębice 133:House of Luxembourg 357:Title next held by 353:Kingdom of Bohemia 256:Kingdom of Bohemia 367: 366: 268:Marek, Miroslav. 229:Louis II of Brieg 148:Battle of Tuchola 116:Bolesław of Bytom 98: 97: 94:Euphemia of Bytom 401: 322:Preceded by 317: 310: 309: 306: 287: 286: 273: 249:Ludwig Schneider 173:and daughter of 75:Elizabeth Lackfi 54:27 December 1428 35: 16: 15: 409: 408: 404: 403: 402: 400: 399: 398: 369: 368: 358: 355: 351:Annexed to the 343: 334: 332:Duke of Ziębice 327: 311: 307: 300: 299: 292: 272:. Genealogy.EU. 264: 175:Emeric I Lackfi 124: 65:Silesian Piasts 38: 21: 12: 11: 5: 407: 397: 396: 391: 386: 381: 365: 364: 356: 350: 345: 328: 323: 319: 318: 316:27 August 1428 296:House of Piast 293: 290: 285: 284: 279: 274: 263: 260: 144:Teutonic Order 123: 120: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 62: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 23: 22: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 406: 395: 394:Piast dynasty 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 376: 374: 363: 362: 354: 349: 342: 341: 339: 333: 326: 320: 315: 303: 298: 297: 288: 283: 280: 278: 275: 271: 266: 265: 259: 257: 252: 250: 246: 242: 238: 233: 230: 226: 221: 219: 218:Piast dynasty 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 196: 195:Transylvanian 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 162: 160: 156: 151: 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 119: 117: 113: 108: 106: 102: 93: 89: 86: 83: 79: 76: 73: 69: 66: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 34: 29: 24: 17: 379:1380s births 359: 347: 340:(until 1420) 335: 330: 313: 301: 294: 253: 245:Jan Kralovca 237:Altwilmsdorf 234: 225:Hussite Wars 222: 163: 152: 137: 125: 109: 100: 99: 60:Noble family 384:1428 deaths 308: 1380 105:Münsterberg 373:Categories 344:1410–1428 262:References 198:Voivodship 177:, General 325:Bolko III 200:) and of 167:Elizabeth 155:Reichstag 71:Spouse(s) 338:Henry II 191:Dalmatia 183:Ruthenia 129:Henry II 46:ca. 1380 202:Hungary 179:Starost 159:Breslau 348:Vacant 312:  210:Poland 91:Mother 81:Father 20:John I 336:with 314:Died: 302:Born: 241:Glatz 122:Life 51:Died 43:Born 208:of 189:of 187:Ban 181:of 157:of 375:: 305:c. 258:. 251:. 220:. 185:, 135:. 118:. 193:(

Index


Noble family
Silesian Piasts
Elizabeth Lackfi
Bolko III of Ziębice
Münsterberg
Bolko III of Münsterberg
Bolesław of Bytom
Henry II
House of Luxembourg
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
Teutonic Order
Battle of Tuchola
Reichstag
Breslau
Elizabeth
Spytek II of Melsztyn
Emeric I Lackfi
Starost
Ruthenia
Ban
Dalmatia
Transylvanian
Voivodship
Hungary
Władysław II Jogaila
Poland
Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary and Germany
Piast dynasty
Hussite Wars

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