John I, Duke of Opava-Ratibor
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John I, Duke of Opava-Ratibor | |
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Premyslids | |
| Spouse(s) | Anna of Głogów-Żagań |
| Issue | John II "the Iron" Nicholas IV Margareta |
| Father | Nicholas II, Duke of Opava |
| Mother | Anna of Ratiboř |
John I of Opava-Ratibor (
.Life
His parents were
enfeoffed Leszek's brother-in-law, Nicholas II, who was John I's father. Since John I was the only son of Nicholas II from his first marriage with Anna, John I was the sole heir of Racibórz. At the same time, he and his younger half-brother Nicholas III became guardians of Nicholas III's younger brothers Wenceslaus I and Přemysl. After disputes about the inheritance, Opava was divided in 1367 among the four brothers. In 1377, a new division was made, in which John I kept Racibórz, but also received the duchies of Krnov and Bruntál. The Duchy of Głubczyce
was split off for Nicholas III; Wenceslaus I and Přemysl received the rest of Opava. When Wenceslaus died in 1381, Přemysl inherited Wenceslaus's share. When Nicholas III died in 1394, Přemysl inherited Głubczyce as well.
John I gave
Władysław II of Opole in 1375. His son John II
later managed to buy both these possession back.
Marriage and issue
In 1361 John I married to Anna, daughter of
Henry V
of Głogów and Żagań (d. 1369). They had three children
- John II "the Iron" (d. 1424), Duke of Opava-Ratibor
- Nicholas IV (died circa 1406), Duke of Bruntál
- Margareta (born: 1380 – died: before 7 September 1407),
- married in Duke Boleslaus Iof Cieszyn (d. 1431), no issue
References and sources
- ISBN 3-7995-6341-5.
- Hugo Weczerka: Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Schlesien, Stuttgart, 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3, Genealogical tables on pages 600-601.
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "genealogy". Genealogy.EU.