Wenceslas I (Teschen)

Wenzel I von Teschen (Czech: Václav I. Těšínský , Polish: Wacław I cieszyński ; * 1413 ; † 1474 in Bielitz ) was Duke of Teschen from 1431–1442 , Duke of Severien from 1442–1443 , Duke of Bielitz from 1442–1474 and in 1452 –1459 Duke of half of Bytom .

Life

Wenceslaus came from the Teschen branch of the Silesian Piasts . His parents were Boleslaus I and Eufemia († 1447).

After the death of their father in 1431, Wenceslaus and his younger brothers Wladislaus , Primislaus II and Boleslaus II inherited his possessions. Since they had not yet reached the age of majority, they were initially under the tutelage of their mother, who ruled until 1442. Due to the division of property in 1442, the position of the dukes of Teschen was weakened. Wenzel received the area of Bielitz , after which he dubbed himself Duke of Bielitz and where he resided until his death. At the same time, the Duchy of Sewerien was transferred to him, which he sold to the Krakow Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki a year later . The Opole Duke Bolko V and the Jägerndorfer Duke Nikolaus IV († 1452) protested against the sale , who in turn filed claims for Seweries. This led to further armed conflicts in the border area between Poland and eastern Silesia, which could only be ended in 1453.

After the death of his youngest brother Boleslaus II in 1452, Wenzel received half of the Duchy of Beuthen , which in 1359 was given to Duke Konrad IX of Oels . "The black" († 1471) sold. At the same time he took over the guardianship of Boleslaus' only son Casimir II , which he exercised until his death in 1774. Since Wenceslas left no heirs, the Duchy of Bielitz was reunited with the Duchy of Teschen after his death in 1774. His body was buried in the church of the Dominican monastery in Teschen .

Duke of Teschen was Wenceslas brother Primislaus II until 1477 and then Wenceslas nephew Casimir II.

Wenzel had been married to the widow of the Liegnitz Duke Ludwig II († 1436), Elisabeth von Brandenburg , since February 17, 1439 . The marriage, which remained childless, was broken up between 1445 and 1446 for reasons unknown.

literature

Moritz Landwehr von Pragenau: History of the city of Teschen (= sources and representations on Silesian history. Vol. 18). Edited by Walter Kuhn. Holzner, Würzburg 1976, ISBN 3-7995-6136-6 , pp. 4, 5, 20, 34, 38, 43.
Idzi Panic: Poczet Piastów i Piastówien cieszyńskich. Biuro Promocji i Informacji, Cieszyn 2002, ISBN 83-917095-4-X (Polish).
Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , pp. 27–30 and family tables on pp. 598–599.
Rudolf Žáček: Dějiny Slezska v datech. Nakladatelství Libri, Praha 2004, ISBN 80-7277-172-8 , pp. 109, 410 and 450.

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genealogy

Individual evidence

^ 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. 212.

predecessor	Office	successor
Boleslaus I.	Duke of Teschen 1431–1442	Przemislaus II. Boleslaus II.

personal data
SURNAME	Wenceslaus I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wenzel I of Teschen; Václav I. Těšínský (Czech); Wacław I cieszyński (Polish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Duke of Teschen (1431–1442), Duke of Bielitz (1442–1474)
DATE OF BIRTH	1413
DATE OF DEATH	1474
Place of death	Bielitz

[1] 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. 212.