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Henry V, Duke of Legnica

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Henry III refused to abdicate, leading to wars where various territories changed hands. On 11 November 1293, Henry was betrayed by Lutka Zdzieszyca, the son of a Wrocław nobleman whom Henry had previously sentenced to death. Henry was subsequently imprisoned for about six months. Henry V secured his
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On 23 June 1290, Henry IV Probus died suddenly, possibly poisoned. He appointed Henry III of Głogów as his successor. However, the nobility and citizens of Wrocław opposed this decision, fearing that the Duke of Głogów would be a harsh ruler. As a result, Henry III fled and the people of Wrocław
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Henry maintained hostile relations with other Piast Silesian dukes, similar to his father's reign. In 1281, at the invitation of Henry IV Probus, he attended a meeting in
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and their fortifications to Henry III, paying a ransom of 30,000 pieces, and swearing to support the Duke of Głogów in all his struggles for the next five years.
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Henry was imprisoned in an iron cage and fell ill after his release. His health never fully recovered. Worried about the fate of his duchy, he appealed to the
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During his imprisonment in Głogów, Henry's brother Bolko I was appointed regent of his territories. In 1291 Henry V granted Bolko I the towns of
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Henry became the Duke of Legnica on 26 December 1278, succeeding his father Bolesław II. He soon appointed his younger brothers
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Substantial parts of this article were translated from the version on the Polish wikipedia
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Hedwig (c. 1277 – aft. 3 February 1347); married by 1289/95 to Prince Otto of
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led the Greater Poland-Głogów-Wrocław Coalition in the hard-fought battle of
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Elisabeth (c. 1290 – Nov 1357/58); Abbess of St. Klara, Wrocław.
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Henry died on 22 February 1296 and was buried in the convent of the
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Anna (1284 – 2/3 October 1343); Abbess of St. Klara, Wrocław.
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in Wrocław (Breslau). Since his sons were minors, Henry's brother
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challenged Henry IV's sovereignty over Wrocław (Breslau).
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Death of Bolesław II the Bald. Henry V, Duke of Legnica
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Henry V, Duke of Wrocław. War with Henry III of Głogów
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Euphemia (c. 1278 – June 1347); married in 1300
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Helena (c. 1293 – aft. 1300) nun in St. Klara,
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seal
Poor Clares
Wrocław
Noble family
Silesian Piasts
Elisabeth of Greater Poland
Bolesław III the Generous
Henry VI the Good
Władysław
Bolesław II the Horned
Polish
German
Polish
German
Jawor
Legnica
Duke of Wrocław
Bolesław II the Bald, Duke of Legnica
Henry I, Count of Anhalt
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Prague
Jawor
Bolesław II the Bald
Henry IV
Duchy of Wrocław (Breslau)
Rudolf of Habsburg
Lesser Poland
Przemysł II
Greater Poland

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