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==Life== |
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In 1466 Louis was named co-ruler of the Duchy of Opole by his father. One year later (in 1467), he took part in the Congress of [[Wrocław]], where was decided to declared the war to the King of [[Bohemia]], [[George of Poděbrady]], and [[Casimir IV Jagiellon|Casimir Jagiełło]] was invited to take the Bohemian throne. |
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Louis died between 23 May 1475 and 4 September 1476. If he lived after [[3 July]] [[1476]], he could rule for a few months the Duchy of Opole after the death of his father. It's unknown were he was buried, although is assumed with a high degree of probability that it could happened in the [[Franciscan]] church in [[Opole]]. |
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==References== |
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*{{Polish|Mikołaj I opolski|28 May 2009}} |
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*[http://genealogy.euweb.cz/piast/piast8.html#N1O Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast] |
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*[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SILESIA.htm#NikolausIdied1476 SILESIA] |
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*[http://www8.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/stoyan/l1/LANG=span/INDEX=I110899 Chronological Dates in Stoyan] |
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*[http://www.poczet.com/opolscy.htm Genealogy of Dukes of Opole] |
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Revision as of 01:16, 6 June 2009
Louis of Opole (Polish: Ludwik opolski; b. 1450 - d. by 4 September 1476), was a Duke of Opole during 1466-1476 (as co-ruler of his father) and briefly in 1476 (with his brothers as co-rulers).
He was the eldest son of Duke Nicholas I of Opole by his wife Agnes, daughter of Duke Louis II of Brzeg. He was named after his maternal grandfather.
Life
In 1466 Louis was named co-ruler of the Duchy of Opole by his father. One year later (in 1467), he took part in the Congress of Wrocław, where was decided to declared the war to the King of Bohemia, George of Poděbrady, and Casimir Jagiełło was invited to take the Bohemian throne.
Louis died between 23 May 1475 and 4 September 1476. If he lived after 3 July 1476, he could rule for a few months the Duchy of Opole after the death of his father. It's unknown were he was buried, although is assumed with a high degree of probability that it could happened in the Franciscan church in Opole.