Nicholas the Small
Nicholas of Münsterberg (also: Nicholas the Small; Polish: Mikołaj Maly Ziębicki, * 1322-1327; † April 23, 1358 in Hungary) was 1341-1358 Duke of Münsterberg.
Life
Nicholas came from the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty. His parents were Duke Bolko II of Münsterberg and Jutta († 1342 ), widow of the Trenčín Duke Matthew IV
After the death of his father Bolko II 1341 Nicholas took over the government of the Duchy of Münsterberg. Since his father on August 29, 1336 with the Treaty of Straubing the 1335 agreement concluded Trenčín recognized and Münsterberg by a Bohemian hereditary fief was, Nicholas did homage on August 24, 1341 in Prague the Czech king John of Luxembourg and his son, Margrave Karl IV on August 14, 1343 Nicholas sold the city to Zobten Bolko II of Schweidnitz. Since Nicholas from his father tremendous debt took over, and the Duchy had lost through pledges and purchases large tracts of land to Nicholas had to commit on October 14, 1343 the Czech king house opposite, his duchy Münsterberg never to sell or pledge. In the event that he would be forced to sell, he acknowledged the king a right of first refusal and even if he would have no male offspring, should fall to his duchy of the crown of Bohemia.
1343 or earlier Nikolaus married to Agnes of Lichtenburg († 1370 ), whose parents Heinrich Schleb of Lichtenburg ( Hynek Žlebský Lichtenburka z ) and Agnes / Anežka, daughter of Wilhelm said to have been from country rock.
During his reign the city Münsterberg entered an agreement in 1344, robbers and highwaymen should be pursued with the. In the same year the town of Duke Nicholas was awarded the High Court in 1348 and also jurisdiction over the Jews.
1355 accompanied Nicholas nunmehrigen the Czech king Charles IV to his coronation as emperor in Rome. Subsequently, Nicholas held at some time in Prague and did not return until 1356 back to Münsterberg. 1357/1358 he undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On the way back he died on April 23, 1358 in Hungary. His body was transferred to Münsterberg and then buried in the family vault of the monastery Heinrichau.