Władysław of Zator

Władysław of Zator (Polish: Władysław Zatorski; b. 1455 - d. 28 May/21 September 1494), was a Duke of Zator during 1468-1474 (with his brothers as co-rulers), ruler over half of Zator during 1474-1482 (with his brother as co-ruler) and Duke of Wadowice since 1482 until his death.

He was the fourth and youngest 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, Władysław and his brother Jan V were likely minors, so their older brothers Casimir II and Wenceslaus II assumed the government over the Duchy. Władysław's first appearance in the official documents dated from around 1470. Four years later, in 1477, was made the formal division of the Duchy in two parts: Władysław and Jan V took the western part of the Skawa River.

Władysław and Jan V ruled jointly until 1482, when was made the division of their domains. Władysław received a monetary compensation and the town of Wadowice.

Władysław died in 1494, and according to the treaty of mutual inheritance of 1477, his only surviving brother Jan V inherited his lands and with this reunited the whole Duchy of Zator.

Marriage and Issue

Before 1488, Władysław married with certain Anna (d. aft. 28 May 1494), whose origins are unknown. They had one daughter: Agnes (b. bef. 1490 - d. 1505), married bef. 1504 to Jan Kobierzycki, Count of Tworkow and Kobierzyn.

After Władysław's death, he leave Wadowice to his daughter, but only as an earthly possession, without the Ducal rank.

References

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• Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast
• Chronological Dates in Stoyan
• SILESIA
• Genealogy of Dukes of Cieszyn