George II (Münsterberg-Oels)

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Georg II. Von Münsterberg (also: Georg II. Von Podiebrad ; Georg II. Von Münsterberg-Oels , Czech: Jiří II. Z Minstrberka ; born April 30, 1512 in Oels ; † January 13, 1553 ibid) was Duke of Münsterberg and 1536–1542 Duke of Oels . He also carried the title of Count von Glatz .

Life

Drawing of the epitaph for George II.

Georg II came from the Münsterberg family branch of the Bohemian noble family Podiebrad . He was born as the twelfth ( and last ) child of the married couple Karl I von Münsterberg and Oels and Anna (1480 / 83–1541), daughter of Duke Johann II von Sagan .

Georg was married to Elisabeth Kostka von Postupitz ( Eliška Kostkova z Postupic ) and, after the death of his father Karl I, ruled the duchies of Münsterberg and Oels from 1536 to 1542 together with his older brothers Joachim , Heinrich II. And Johann . On June 25, 1536, in a joint document, the city of Silberberg, which belongs to the Duchy of Münsterberg, was granted the rights of a free mining town . In contrast to their father, Georg and his brothers professed Lutheran teaching. In 1537 they expelled the Catholic clergy from Münsterberg and appointed Protestant preachers. In the same year he and his brothers renounced the inheritance claims to the Duchy of Crossen after Joachim had received from Elector Joachim I the promise of a claim to the diocese of Lebus or Brandenburg .

In 1542 Georg and his brothers pledged the indebted Duchy of Münsterberg to their uncle, Duke Friedrich II of Liegnitz. Then Heinrich II received the Duchy of Bernstadt , while Johann continued the government in the Duchy of Oels. Joachim, the oldest of the brothers, was to become Bishop of Brandenburg . Like his brothers, Georg still retained the title of Duke of Münsterberg and probably lived with his brother Johann at the castle in Oels. He died without offspring at the age of 41 in Oels. His body was buried in the then Protestant castle church. A Renaissance epitaph was erected there in 1554, created by the court sculptor Johann Oslew from Würzburg. It is a bas-relief made of sandstone depicting George standing on a lion in armor.

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  1. ^ Document from 1537 Secret State Archives Prussian Cultural Heritage
  2. ↑ Now Catholic Parish Church of St. John.
personal data
SURNAME George II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES George II of Podebrady; George II of Münsterberg-Oels; Jiří II z Minstrberka (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1512
PLACE OF BIRTH Oils
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1553
Place of death Oils