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Albert of Strzelce (Polish: Albert Strzelecki; b. aft. 1300 - d. by 25 September 1375), was a Duke of Opole during 1313-1323 (with his brother as co-ruler) and Duke of Strzelce since 1323 until his death.
He was the third and youngest son of Duke Bolko I of Opole by his wife Agnes, probably daughter of Margrave Otto III of Brandenburg. He was the second and last member of the Piast dynasty who bear this name (the first was a son of Władysław II the Exiled).
Life
After his father's death in 1313 Albert and hisd older brother Bolko II inherited Opole, but because both are minors at that time, the regency was held by their oldest brother Bolesław the Elder until 1323, when they asumed the full government over his domains; however, soon after Albert and Bolko II decided to made the formal division of their domains: Bolko II retain the main city of Opole and Albert took Strzelce.
About his internal and foreign politics there are little notices. In 1327 he became a vassal of the Bohemian crown; but, for unknown reasons, he didn't paid homage to King John of Luxembourg with the other Silesian Dukes in Opawa. In 1326 he granted urban Privileges to the capital of his Duchy, Strzelce. He also supported financially the Cistercian monastery of Jemielnica, who was founded by his father.
It's unknown the exact date of his death. The last notice of Albert as a living person was around 1366, although some historians asumed that he died by between 1370-1375. He was buried in the monastery of Jemielnica, where his portrait his showed there until today.
Marriage and Issue
In 1347 Albert married with Agnes (d. 27 May 1371), daughter of Count Burchard I of Hardegg, Burgrave of Magdeburg. They had one daughter:
- Elisabeth (b. ca. 1348 - d. by 17 April 1361), married bef. 1 December 1359 to Władysław the White, Duke of Gniewkowo.
After his death without male heirs, his lands were inherited by his nephew Bolko III, second son of Bolko II.