Przemysław II, Duke of Cieszyn
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Przemyslaus II of Cieszyn, also known as Primislaus II of Teschen or Przemko II (Polish: Przemysław, Czech: Přemysl, German: Przemislaus; 1422/25 – 18 March 1477), was a Duke of Cieszyn (Teschen, Těšín) from 1431,[1] ruler over Bielsko and Skoczów (from 1442), Duke of half of both Duchy of Głogów (Glogau, Hlohov) and Duchy of Ścinawa from 1460 and from 1468 sole ruler over Cieszyn.
He was the third son of Duke
Life
After the death of his father in 1431, Przemysław II ruled over all the Duchy together with his brothers as co-rulers, but under the tutelage of their mother. On 29 November 1442 the formal division of the Duchy took place between Bolesław I's sons: Przemysław II took over
Przemysław II sought to actively interfere in political affairs. In 1443 he expressed his consent to the sale of the
In 1447, the death of his mother Euphemia finally enabled Przemysław II and his brother Bolesław II to move to their domains in Skoczów and Fryštát.
Przemysław II supported his
Three years later, Przemysław II was present at a meeting between the Kings of Poland and Bohemia in Bytom, where he served as conciliator. The next mediation took place on 9 June 1461 between John IV of Oświęcim and the King of Poland.
In 1460 Władysław, another of Przemysław II's brothers, died without issue. In his will, he left his domains – half of both Głogów and Ścinawa – to his widow Margareta of Celje (as her bequest, dower) and Przemysław II, who actually took effective power over all the lands.
Przemysław II tried to get closer to Bohemian and Polish rulers and in 1462 in Głogów both kings met and negotiated the future of the Bohemian Kingdom. As a reward for his services, he received the town of Valašské Meziříčí in eastern Moravia, only during his lifetime.
In 1466 the prince took an active part in the expedition of George of Podebrady to Kłodzko (Kladsko), causing tension between Cieszyn and the powerful Wrocław (Breslau).
After the abdication of his brother Wenceslaus I in 1468, Przemysław II could take power over Cieszyn, although the former duke in fact renounced on behalf of his nephew Casimir II.
In 1469 he took part in the election of Hungarian king
Trying to shift between Poland, Bohemia and Hungary, in 1473 Przemysław II supported Matthias Corvinus in his war against Duke Wenceslaus III of Rybnik. However, the common victory didn't improve his relations with the Hungarian monarch. In 1474 Wenceslaus I, the last surviving brother of Przemysław II, died without issue, allowing him to unify all their domains under his rule (except Siewierz and Bytom, which were already sold). Przemysław II's growing importance, however, didn't please Bohemian-Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, who, during the meeting of Racibórz in 1475, obtained from Casimir IV of Poland the guarantee that he could interfere without difficulties in the sovereignty over the Duchy of Teschen, threatening to completely deprive Przemysław II if he didn't pay a huge contribution. The Duke was saved from a final fall against the Hungarian-Polish army expedition, thanks to Jakub z Dębna, who supported the defense of Cieszyn. Przemyslaw II, however, had to agree to the seizure of half of both Głogów and Ścinawa in 1476 by King Matthias.
After, Przemysław II retained only the main town of Cieszyn and a few cities. He died soon afterwards, on 18 March 1477 and was buried in the Dominican church in Cieszyn. Without male issue, on his death he was succeeded by his nephew Casimir II, the only male member of the Cieszyn branch.
Marriage and issue
Around 1465,[2] Przemysław II married Anna (b. 1450-1453[3] – d. by 14 September 1480), daughter of Duke Bolesław IV of Warsaw. They had one daughter:
- King of Poland.
Ancestry
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Notes
References
- ISBN 83-917095-4-X.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast". Genealogy.EU.[better source needed]
- Chronological Dates in Stoyan
- Genealogy of the Dukes of Cieszyn