Konrad X the White
Konrad X of Oels ( Konrad X. " the young white", latin Conradus Albus, * 1420, † September 21, 1492 ) was, together with his brother Konrad IX 1450-1452. " The Black " Duke of oil which Cosel, Steinau and semi Bytom. After the partition of 1452, he owned the Duchy Oels (without the city Oels) and Steinau. In addition, he inherited in 1471 after the death of his brother Konrad IX. Cosel and Bytom and after the death of his widow 1483/85 the City oil.
Life
Konrad X. came from a branch of the Silesian Piast Glogau. His parents were Conrad V. " the Kanthner " († 1439) and Margareta († 1449/50 ), their origin is unknown. Konrad X was married to Dorothea Reynkenberg, who died in 1471. The marriage remained childless. All male members of the House Oels bore the name Konrad, which is why they are referred to differentiate with epithets.
After the death of his father in 1439 were Konrad X. " the young White " and his elder brother Konrad IX. " The black man " who had not yet attained the age of majority, placed under the guardianship of her uncle Konrad VII of old white men. He had for their maintenance only assigned them the city Kanth and refused to hand over the entire paternal inheritance to them. After they were mature soon, therefore, it came between them and their guardian to armed conflicts. They were supported by their bishop uncle Conrad IV, "senior", which his brother Konrad VII jailed in 1444 because of its intransigence in Neisse.
After the childless Duke Konrad VII intended to transfer its field units to the Dukes of Sagan, although this project was contrary to the 1437 agreed and confirmed Gesamtbelehnung by the Bohemian ruler, he was in 1450 by Konrad X. and his brother Konrad IX. captured and forced to resign from the government. Then the two brothers managed the Oelser possessions together until the death of Conrad VII in 1452. In the subsequent division Konrad X. received the Duchy Oels (without the city Oels) and the area of Steinau and Wohlau while his brother Konrad IX. the city Oels and the Upper Silesian areas of Bytom and Cosel obeyed.
In the debate over the Bohemian throne after the death of King Ladislaus Postumus in 1457 were Konrad X. and his brother Konrad IX. on the part of Gubernators George of Podiebrad. Nevertheless, Konrad X. occurred on April 19, 1458 an Alliance, said. Beside the Breslau Bishop Jost von Rosenberg and his cathedral chapter also Erbfürstentümer Wroclaw and Świdnica and Jawor and the Dukes Henry IX of Glogau, the Saganer brothers Balthasar and John II and Hedwig, the widow of the Duke of Legnica John I belonged. The federal government directed against the Bohemian elective monarchy George of Podiebrad, they also rejected as a non- orthodox king. After Konrad X. and his brother Konrad IX. 1459 George of Podiebrad worshiped, he confirmed to them their possessions and privileges and appointed Konrad X. to the captain in the battles against the Wroclaw. To alienation to Georg von Podiebrad it came when he tried the Saxon Elector Frederick II win in that it to him on February 27, 1461 the Emperor Frederick III of this. illegally securitized entitlement to the countries of the 1452 late Duke Konrad VII of "Old White " confirmed. After the December 23, 1466, the new pope Paul II on George of Podiebrad imposed a sentence of condemnation and subsequently the disputes between the Catholics and Utraquists assumptions warlike proportions, fought Konrad X. and his brother together with the royal sons and John II of Sagan turn on the part of George of Podiebrad. That same year earned Konrad's brother Konrad IX. the second half of Bytom, which was since 1369 in Cieszyn possession while Konrad X the William of Opava widow, Salome of Častolowitz and her son Wenceslas III. († 1474 ), Steinau left.
After the death of his brother Konrad IX. " Black " in 1471 inherited Konrad X. whose possessions. His widow Margaret († 1483/85 ) he had as a dowry to the city Oels and took over the then six- year-old daughter Barbara guardianship. In July 1471 Konrad X. escorted along with other Silesian dukes heir to the throne Vladislav II on its way from Krakow to Prague. Since both Moravia and the Duchy of Opole Been devoted to the anti-king Matthias Corvinus, they had to take a detour via Auschwitz, Opava, Neisse and Glatz. As Konrad X. feared expropriation by Matthias Corvinus because of its ties to George of Podiebrad and its jagiellonischem successor, he engaged his ward Barbara, the daughter of his deceased brother, with Albrecht, the only two year-old son of Duke Henry the Elder. Münsterberg, which he simultaneously sold its entire Upper Silesian possession. Henry the Elder. Hultschin and Krawarn immediately gave to his eldest brother Boček on. 1475 lost Henry the Elder. Bytom, Gliwice Cosel and half to Matthias Corvinus, who succeeded in 1474, to establish themselves in Central Silesia, by receiving the Eventualhuldigung in Oelser cities Wohlau and Militsch. At the same time he securitized Margaretha of Saxony the promised reversion of the lands of Conrad's uncle Konrad VII of "Old White ". His plans through kreutze the indebted Konrad X. by leading negotiations for the sale of the Duchy Oels with Margaretha's sons Albrecht and Ernst. Matthias in turn held the Elector Albrecht and Ernst of the negotiations from the fact that he formed an alliance with them and they enfeoffed with Sagan. They negotiated with Konrad X. still further as they would like to also have oil. Further negotiations prevented King Matthias in that it took Conrad's debt and in return Conrad countries. Conrad, who had to commit, nothing to sell, he promised a lifelong enjoyment of his lands.
Nevertheless, Konrad 1489 occupied without royal approval, the city Steinau that he had left himself Salome of 1469 Častolowitz. Then captain Johann Haug pulled a joke the whole Duchy of oil, which has now been transferred from Matthias on his son John Corvinus. Konrad was left as the only residence Auras. After the death of King Matthias Corvinus in 1490 was Konrad X. by the Bohemian ruler Vladislav II, the Duchy Oels back, but died two years later. With him went the Oelser line of Glogau branch of the Silesian Piast dynasty. His possessions were home to the crown of Bohemia as a completed fief.