Casimir III (Cosel)
Casimir III von Cosel (also Kasimir von Beuthen and Cosel ; Polish Kazimierz Kozielski ; Czech Kazimír Bytomsko-Koselský ; * around 1312, † 1347 ) was Duke of the Bytomian Duchy of Cosel . He came from the Beuthen branch of the Silesian Piasts .
Life
His parents were Duke Władysław of Bytom and Cosel and Beatrix, daughter of Margrave Otto V of Brandenburg , widow of Schweidnitzer Duke Bolko I. When, after the death of Ratiborer Duke Lestko the pledged him Cosel at Casimir's father fell back, it transferred this his eldest son Casimir. Little news has been received about the exercise of his rule as Duke von Cosel . It is known that he refused to pay St. Peter's penny and was therefore excommunicated .
Casimir died unmarried and without descendants between 1342 and 1347. His Duchy of Cosel fell to his stepbrother Boleslaw / Bolko , who linked it with his Duchy of Bytom.
literature
- 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 , p. 158.
- Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , family tree on pp. 596–597.
- Rudolf Žáček: Dějiny Slezska v datech. Nakladatelství Libri, Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7277-172-8 , pp. 414, 423.
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| SURNAME | Casimir III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casimir III from Cosel; Kazimierz kozielski (Polish); Kazimír III. Bytomsko-Koselský (Czech) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Cosel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1312 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1342 |