Konrad VIII the Younger
Konrad VIII of Oels ( Konrad VIII " the boy "; Latin Conradus Junior * 1395-1400; † 1444-1447 ) was from 1412 until his death, together with his brothers Duke of Oels and from 1416 duke of Steinau. 1417 he stepped on the Marienburg in the Teutonic Order, for he became Provincial of the bailiwick of Bohemia and Moravia. He came from a branch of the Silesian Piast Glogau.
Life
Konrad VIII was the youngest son of the Duke Konrad III. of Oels († 1412 ) and Jutta / balances, its origin is not known. His four older brothers were called, the tradition of the house Oels accordingly, also Konrad, which is why they are referred to differentiate among themselves with individual epithet. In addition, Konrad VI had. two sisters: Euphemia († 1444 ), the first marriage with the Elector Albrecht III. of Saxe- Wittenberg ( † 1422 ) and then was married to the Prince George I of Anhalt- Zerbst († 1444 ) and Hedwig († 1447/53 ), wife of Duke Henry IX. of Glogau († 1467 ).
After the death of the father Conrad III. 1412 were Konrad VIII and his older brothers for the time being under the guardianship of her eldest brother Conrad IV "senior"; he first took over the joint government of the duchies of oil which Cosel and Steinau and semi Bytom. Even after 1416 made formal division of the paternal inheritance, the brothers managed their territories partially together, presumably with Konrad VIII and his brother Konrad VI. " Dean " the Duchy Steinau was assigned over which they could not freely dispose.
As Konrad VIII " the boy " as well as his brothers Conrad IV "senior" and Konrad VI. " Dean " clerics turned towards, exercised the second-born Konrad V. " Kanthner " and the fourth- born Konrad VII "Old White " the regency, and therefore were beneficiaries of inherited possessions.
Konrad VIII " the boy " went in 1417 to Marienburg to become knights of the Teutonic Order. On the following vows all his brothers are said to have taken part, where they are said to have concluded with the Grand Master Michael Küchmeister a pact that turned against Poland and Lithuania. They should have committed themselves to support the Order in the event of an attack by King Władysław II Jagiello or the Lithuanian Grand Duke Witold military.
From 1425 to 1433 held the office of Konrad VIII Ordensprokurators the commanderies Gardawa and Lochstedt. Later he was Provincial of the bailiwick of Bohemia and Moravia.