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John, Duke of Ścinawa

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At the beginning of 1331 Przemko II of Głogów died, probably poisoned by his vassals. According to the treaty signed between the brothers in 1326, all his lands (with the exception of the city of Głogów, who passed to Przemko II's widow Constance as her dower) were divided between John and Henry IV.
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In order to avoid sells or divisions, on 27 August 1337, Henry IV and Conrad I purchased to John all his Duchy of Ścinawa, but he could retain the sovereignty during his life. The sell was confirmed by the King of Bohemia. The price, however, was decided by King John, and was the abandonment of the
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In order to prevent that John could sold Ścinawa to Bohemia, on 25 July 1334 Henry IV and Conrad I entered into an arrangement with him, under which John was forbidden to sold any part of Ścinawa without the consent of his brothers. Despite this John, with constant financial problems, tried to sell
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his rights over the half of Przemko II's lands. At the same time, Władysław I the Elbow-high take advantage with the reigning confusion and occupied the Greater Poland lands who still remained under the hands of Henry III's sons after 1314. Despite the interference of King John, the Duke of Ścinawa
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In the internal politics, John's participation was almost null. The Duke of Ścinawa interferences were exclusively in contact with his brothers. On 29 July 1326 Jan concluded a treaty with Henry IV and the childless Przemko II according to which if one of them died without male issue, the other two
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Unexpectedly, these plans were changed by King John, who shortly after invaded Głogów and took control over the Duchy, forced Constance to flee and John to sold him for 2,000
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previously pledged Lubin. Despite all these efforts to maintain the unity of the Duchy, shortly after, and probably with the consent of the brothers, John sold the Bohemia
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At the time of his father's death, John was still a minor, and therefore he remained under the care of mother and his older brother
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inherited his land. At the same time, due to his hostile relations with the Dukes of Legnica, John made contacts with Poland.
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During the 1340s, 1350s and 1360s, John sold his Duchy piece after piece first to his brother Henry IV and later to his son
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The period of joint rule of the princes faced several difficulties, the most importante of them was the loss of part of
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On 29 February 1312 was made the first division of the Duchy, under which John, Henry IV and
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By 14 January 1316, John married Margaret (b. 1286/88 – d. bef. 25 July 1334), daughter of
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participated in his expedition against Poland and in the unsuccessful siege of Poznań.
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This article was translated from his original version in Polish Knowledge (XXG)
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In 1328, John supported the inhabitants of Brzeg-Legnica in the fight against
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In 1317, John received from his brother Henry IV the districts of Ścinawa,
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during 1312–1314 (with his brothers) and sole Duke of Ścinawa after 1317.
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John died between 1361 and 1365 and was buried in the monastery of
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On 29 April 1329, John succumbed to the pressures from the King
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Index

Jan of Ścinawa

Noble family
Silesian Piasts
Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau
Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Polish
Żagań
Ścinawa
Poznań
Henry III (I)
Głogów
Matilda
Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry IV the Faithful
Przemko II
Żagań
Ścinawa
Poznań
dower
Conrad I
Bolesław
Greater Poland
Władysław I the Elbow-high
Legnica
Góra
Lubin
Bolesław III the Generous
Henry VI the Good
Lower Silesia

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