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Wenceslaus II of Zator (Polish: Wacław II Zatorski; b. 1450/55 - d. bef. 5 October 1487), was a Duke of Zator during 1468-1474 (with his brothers as co-rulers), and ruler over half of Zator from 1474 until his death (with his brother as co-ruler).
He was the second son of Duke Wenceslaus I of Zator by his wife married with Maria, daughter of Urban Kopczowski, a noblemen from the Duchy of Siewierz.
Life
After his father's death in 1468, Wenceslaus II, with his younger brothers Jan V and Władysław are still minors, so the full government of the Duchy was held by their older brother Casimir II.
Little is known about Wenceslaus II's life. He appears in the official documents for the first time around 1469. In 1474 was made the formal division of the Duchy of Zator in two parts: Wenceslaus II and Casimir II received the eastern part of the Skawa River.
Wenceslaus II died unmarried and childless between 1484-1487. It's unknown were he was buried.