Wenceslas I (Troppau)
Wenceslaus I of Troppau (Czech Václav I. Opavský ; * around 1361 ; † 1381 ) was 1367-1381 Duke of Troppau . He came from the Troppau branch of the Bohemian Přemyslids .
Life
His parents were Nicholas II of Troppau and his third wife Jutta († after 1378), daughter of Duke Boleslaw II of Falkenberg .
After the death of their father in 1365, Wenceslaus I and his younger brother Přemysl I were initially under the tutelage of their eldest brother John I , who previously inherited the Duchy of Ratibor as the sole heir. After disputes over inheritance, the Duchy of Opava was divided between the four brothers in 1367. After another division in 1377, when Wenceslaus and Přemysl I were already of legal age, the area of Jägerndorf and the Freudenthal reign were spun off for John I and for the second-born Nicholas III. the area of Leobschütz . The younger brothers Wenceslaus I and Přemysl I jointly received the Duchy of Opava, which had been reduced in size.
Wenceslas I died at the age of about 20 without heirs in 1381. His younger brother Přemysl I became heir and continuer of the Přemyslid line of Opava.
literature
- Ludwig Petry among others: History of Silesia . Vol. 1, Sigmaringen 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5 , pp. 171 and 184.
- 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 tables on p. 600/601.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wenceslaus I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wenceslas I of Troppau, Václav I. Opavský (Czech) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Opava |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1361 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1381 |