Heinrich II. (Schweidnitz)
Heinrich II. Von Schweidnitz (* after 1312, † 1343 ) was Duke of Schweidnitz-Jauer and father of the Bohemian and Roman-German Queen and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire Anna of Schweidnitz .
Origin and family
Heinrich came from the Silesian Piast family . His parents were Bernhard II († 1326), Duke of Schweidnitz-Jauer, and Kunigunde, daughter of the Polish king Władysław I. Ellenlang . Heinrich's siblings were:
- Bolko II († 1368)
- Konstanze († 1363), ∞ Primislaus / Premko II. Von Glogau († 1331)
- Elisabeth, ∞ Bolko II of Opole
In 1338 Heinrich married Katharina, daughter of the Hungarian King Karl Robert . The marriage had the only daughter Anna .
Life
After the death of his father in 1326, Heinrich was initially under the guardianship of his uncles Heinrich I and Bolko II von Münsterberg. After reaching the age of majority, Heinrich ruled the Duchy of Schweidnitz-Jauer together with his older brother Bolko II von Schweidnitz.
After Heinrich's early death, his brother Bolko inherited his property, who also became the guardian of Heinrich's daughter Anna. Since Bolko was childless, he transferred the Duchy of Schweidnitz-Jauer in his will to his niece Anna von Schweidnitz or her descendants. Since Anna, who was married to Emperor Charles IV , died in 1362, the Duchy of Schweidnitz-Jauer passed to Anna's son Wenzel and thus to Bohemia after Bolko's death in 1368 .
literature
- Colmar Grünhagen : Heinrich, Duke of Silesia-Schweidnitz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 615.
- Historical Commission for Silesia (Ed.): History of Silesia. Volume 1: Ludwig Petry , Josef Joachim Menzel, Winfried Irgang (eds.): From primeval times to the year 1526. 5th, revised edition. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henry II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich II of Schweidnitz-Jauer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Schweidnitz and Jauer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | after 1312 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1343 |