Konrad I (Silesia)

Konrad I (* unknown; † after 1178) was Duke of Silesia .

origin

Konrad came from the Polish ruling dynasty of the Piasts . His father Wladyslaw II. The expellee († 1159) was the founder of the Silesian Piast line . Konrad's mother was Agnes , daughter of the Austrian margrave Leopold III. Konrad's brothers were:

• Boleslaw I († 1201), Duke of Silesia
• Mieszko I , 1163–1177 Duke of Silesia; 1177–1211 Duke of Ratibor; 1202–1211 Duke of Opole; 1210–1211 Senior Duke of Poland
• Konrad's sister Richildis was married to King Alfonso VII of Castile from 1152.

Life

Konrad was probably born after 1146 in Altenburg , where his parents and siblings lived in exile. He was chosen by his parents for a spiritual career and received his education in the Fulda monastery . His father died in exile in Altenburg in 1159.

After the Polish Duke Bolesław IV. “Kraushaar” had to surrender “Barbarossa” Silesia to the sons of Wladislaw in 1163 under pressure from Emperor Frederick I , Konrad, who was presumably not of legal age at the time, remained in the empire. His older brothers Boleslaw and Mieszko took possession of Silesia, which they initially ruled together. After a dispute between these two brothers, the land was divided in 1173. Boleslaw as the elder received Central and Lower Silesia with the areas of Liegnitz, Breslau and Opole. Presumably as Konrad's guardian, he also administered the Glogau area. Mieszko received the Upper Silesian territories from Ratibor and Teschen .

After the armed conflicts between the brothers continued, Konrad received the Glogau area as part of the Duchy of Silesia through the mediation of Casimir IV “the Righteous” in 1178 . Since he is no longer mentioned in the further power struggles of the 1180s, he probably died shortly after 1178.

Post Comment

According to the list of the dukes of Silesia , Konrad is said to have been canon in Bamberg in 1181 and Elekt of Bamberg and died in Bamberg in 1203 before taking office. Accordingly, he should be identical to the Bamberg Bishop Konrad von Ergersheim . However, this is not evident from the literature cited below.

literature

• Colmar Grünhagen :  Konrad (Duke of Silesia-Glogau) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 580.
• Franz-Josef Jakobi:  Konrad I (Silesia). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 503 f. ( Digitized version ).
• 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. 87.