Konrad I of Oleśnica

Conrad I of Oels ( Konrad I of Namslau; * 1292/1294, † December 22, 1366 ) was from 1309 to 1312, together with his four brothers Duke of Glogau and Mr. Great Poland. From 1312 to 1320 / Duke of Namslau was 21 and then until his death in 1366 the Duke of oil. From 1357, he also belonged to the Duchy of Cosel. He came to the Silesian Piast branch of Glogau.

Origin and family

Conrad's parents were Henry III. of Glogau († 1309) and Matilda († 1318 ), daughter of Duke Albrecht of Brunswick- Lüneburg. In 1322 he married Elisabeth ( † 1328 ), daughter of Duke Henry VI Breslauer. After her death he married before 1333 Euphemia, daughter of Duke Władysław of Bytom - Cosel. This marriage produced children

• Conrad II, Duke of Oels († 1403 ) ∞ 1354 Agnes († 1371 ), daughter of Duke Casimir I of Cieszyn
• Hedwig († 1351/59 ), ∞ 1342/45 Nicholas II of Opava († 1465 )

Life

After the death of her father, Henry III. , Who was next to his Silesian estates at the same time master of almost the whole of Great Poland, inherited in 1309 Konrad and his brothers Henry IV († 1342 ), Boleslaw / Bolko († 1320), Johann ( † 1361 / 65) and Primislaus / Primko († 1331 ), its areas. This they managed to 1312 under the tutelage of her mother, Mechthild von Braunschweig first together.

To prevent fragmentation of their territories, Konrad I and his brothers divided their inheritance on February 29th, 1312 first in two parts. The second-born Konrad I got together with the third son Boleslaw the eastern region with the cities of Gniezno, Kalisz, Oels and Wohlau. The oldest brother, Henry IV and the two youngest brothers Johann and Primislaus / Primko received the greater western area with the cities Steinau, Sagan, Grünberg, Crossen and poses. Similarly, among these three brothers Glogau, Bytom and Frey city, but were assigned their lifetime as jointure first her mother. As Konrad from 1315 titled as "Lord of Namslau ", it can be assumed that he resided first in Namslau.

After Conrad I and Boleslaw had already in 1314 lost their large Polish territories of Władysław I the Elbow- and Boleslaw died in 1320, Conrad I, Henry IV, Johann and Primislaus / Primko divided the total ownership scratch. Conrad I received Namslau and oil which where he resided, Henry IV received Sagan, Primislaus / Primko Glogau and Johann Steinau.

However, the death of his brother Boleslaw and the distribution of its heritage led to armed conflict, where next to the Polish king Władysław I the Elbow- the Silesian Dukes of Liegnitz Boleslaw, Henry VI. involved from Wroclaw, Bernhard II of Schweidnitz and Boleslaw II of Opole. The battles fought from 1321 to 1323, which spread to the regions of Conrad's brothers finally had the consequence that Konrad almost lost all his possessions. However, it was already in 1321 an agreement with Henry VI. of Breslau, of the territory of Oels pledged Konrad for cash payments again. After Henry VI. a year later his daughter Elizabeth married to Conrad I, he assured him that the pledge shaft should fall back to Conrad after his death (. Henry VI ). Notwithstanding the provisions of part peace the struggles that led to further territorial losses and devastations were continued. In August 1323 Konrad I and Boleslaw an arbitration award under Władysław cast of Liegnitz in Krakow I the Elbow- with which the disputes were settled and both gave up large parts of their territories in favor of the other. In addition, Conrad and his brothers lost the rest of their inherited from his father large Polish territories of Władysław I the Elbow- to which they would have to agree not to apply by her father used titulary " heres regni Poloniae " (heir of the Kingdom of Poland).

With the on April 29th 1329 and 9 May 1329, Bohemian King John issued by Luxembourg in Wroclaw fief documents Konrad I and his brothers Henry IV and John went voluntarily into a feudal relationship to the crown of Bohemia, which grants them special privileges inheritance were.

Around 1350, one initiated by this and completed five years of the peace was used as a chief judge and chairman Konrad I of Emperor Charles IV. The country peace all belonged to the Silesian Dukes and Charles IV as Lord of Erbfürstentümer.

After the death of Duke Bolesław of Bytom - Cosel 1354/55, there was a long dispute between Konrad I of Oels and Cieszyn and Opole Dukes to the Bytom - Coseler heritage, which was home like as a completed fief to the crown of Bohemia. Conrad's claim was motivated by the fact that he was married since 1328/29 with Euphemia († 1376/78 ), a sister of the late Duke Bolesław of Bytom and Cosel.

On October 10, 1355 an arbitration panel, chaired by the Bohemian ruler Charles IV said the Duchy Cosel the Duke Konrad I to. In contrast, the inheritance dispute to the Duchy of Bytom after the death of Conrad I was settled in 1369. After the Duchy of Bytom was divided. Half Bytom with the northern part of the duchy was handed over to the widow of Conrad I Euphemia († 1376/78 ) and their son Conrad II of oil.

Despite the initial loss of territory Konrad I could, who died in 1366, leaving his eponymous son Conrad II a considerable inheritance.