Bolko II. (Munsterberg)

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Bolko II of Münsterberg , also Boleslaw IV of Schweidnitz , Polish Bolko II Ziębicki , (* around 1300; † June 11, 1341 in Münsterberg ) was 1301-1320 Duke of Schweidnitz and 1321-1341 first Duke of Münsterberg .

Origin and family

High grave of Bolkos II and his wife Jutta in Heinrichau monastery

Bolko came from the Silesian line of the Polish ruling dynasty of the Piasts . His parents were Duke Bolko I of Schweidnitz and Beatrix († 1316), daughter of Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg . Bolko's siblings were:

After 1321 Bolko married Jutta, widow of Matthäus Csák IV., Who had died while his father, the Trenčín castle lord Matthäus (III.) Csák , was still alive . After the death of her father-in-law, she came to Silesia with two young sons in 1321, where she died in 1342.

The marriage between Bolko and Jutta resulted in:

Life

After the death of his father Bolko I in 1301, his possessions were distributed to his sons Bernhard, Heinrich and Bolko. Since they were still minors, they were initially under the tutelage of their uncle Hermann von Brandenburg , who had the property administered by his captain Hermann von Barby. After attaining the age of majority, from 1308 the eldest brother Bernhard also ruled for his younger brothers. Heinrich came of age in 1312 and received Jauer with Bunzlau , Löwenberg , Hirschberg and Schönau . Bolko came of age in 1321 and received Münsterberg and the area of Strehlen . With his takeover of government on November 22, 1321, Bolko founded the Duchy of Münsterberg. In 1322 he granted the city of Frankenstein the right to freely elect a council, in 1335 the right to arbitrary and lower jurisdiction . In 1331 he sold the Silberberg near the village of Schönwalde to Kunad von Schönwalde.

In a long-standing dispute, Bolko asserted claims on the Neiss diocese land against the Wroclaw Bishop Nanker . That is why he was repeatedly banned and Münsterberg was given an interdict. In 1333 he renounced all rights in the diocese. After the siege of Frankenstein by the Margrave of Moravia, who later became Emperor Charles IV , Bolko recognized his land as a Bohemian inheritance in 1336 and in the same year received lifelong usufruct over the Glatzer country in return . At the same time, Bolko undertook not to marry a second time without the consent of the King of Bohemia. His son Nikolaus granted Bohemia the right of first refusal for his land.

Bolko II was a great benefactor of the Heinrichau monastery . After his death, he and his wife Jutta, who followed him in death a year later, were buried in the monastery church.

literature

Web links

Commons : Bolko II. Von Münsterberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to the genealogy web link given, she was a daughter of Louis of Savoy, Baron von Vaud.
personal data
SURNAME Bolko II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boleslaw IV .; Bolko II Ziębicki (Polish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Schweidnitz (1301-1320); Duke of Münsterberg (1321-1341)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1300
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1341
Place of death Munsterberg