Leszek of Racibórz
Leszek | |
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| Duke of Racibórz, Koźle | |
| Born | c. 1292 |
| Died | 1336 |
Anna of Masovia (b.1270) | |
Leszek of Racibórz (c. 1292 – 1336) was a Duke of Racibórz since 1306 and Duke of Koźle from 1334 until his death.
He was the eldest child and only son of Duke
Life
After his father's death in 1306, Leszek succeeded him in the Duchy of
In 1332, Leszek married with Agnes (ca. 1321 – 7 July 1362), daughter of Duke Henry IV of Głogów-Żagań. The union proved to be childless.
On 21 February 1334 Leszek increased his domains with the acquisition of the Duchy of Koźle by the amount of 4,000 pieces of silver from his cousin Duke Władysław of Bytom, with the compromise that, in the event of his death without issue, Koźle return to the Duchy of Bytom.
Leszek died in 1336 and was buried in the Dominican monastery of Racibórz. After his death, as a result of the arbitrary decision of King John of Bohemia (and despite the strong resistance of the other Piast rulers in Upper Silesia who were their closest male relatives), the Duchy of Racibórz was given to Duke Nicholas II, Duke of Opava, who claimed the rights of his wife Anna, Leszek's oldest sister. Koźle returned to Duke Władysław of Bytom after the payment of a monetary compensation to Euphemia, Leszek's youngest sister.
References
- Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast". Genealogy.EU.[better source needed]
- Chronological Dates in Stoyan[permanent dead link]
- Genealogy of the Dukes of Opole
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