Przemko II, Duke of Opava

Přemysl II of Opava (also Primislaus / Przemko II of Opava, Czech Přemysl II Opavský; * to 1423/1425, † June 16, 1478 ) was from 1433 Duke of Opava and from 1446 a member of the Breslau cathedral chapter. He came from the Opava branch of the Bohemian Přemyslids.

Life

His parents were Duke Přemysl / Primislaus I of Opava and his third wife Helena († 1435 ) of Bosnia.

After the death of his father in 1433 took over Přemysls eldest brother Wenceslaus II, the guardianship of his three younger step-brothers Wilhelm, Ernst and Přemysl II, while the also already full year second-born brother Nicholas IV dubbed as Lord on Zuckmantel. Although her father had determined in his will that his areas should not be separated in order to prevent further fragmentation, they shared about 1435 the inherited property. Since Přemysl II was intended for the ecclesiastical career, he received in the division probably no area shares.

Přemysl II studied at the universities of Krakow and Vienna theology, where he wrote the astrological treatise " Practice verissima domini ducis Przsenikonis data by dominum Petrum presbiterumde Oppavia Ludvico ad faciendam veram et perfectum lunam ". 1455 he returned to Breslau, where he was since 1446 a member of the cathedral chapter. From 1462 held Přemysl II the Office of the Provost at the Wroclaw Holy Cross Church.

1464 he got into an argument with his nephew John of Leobschutz, for the possession of Fulnek. In the same year he had to renounce his claims to Opava in the same year against the Czech King George of Podiebrad, where he still used the titulary Duke of Opava. Probably in 1465 he was a canon at Breslau. After the death of Bishop Breslauer Jodok von Rosenberg in 1467, he served as diocesan administrator. Although he was considered a promising candidate to the bishop succession, gave the chapter the Lavanter Bishop Rudolf of Rüdesheim preference, which was previously used as papal legate for Germany and Bohemia.

Přemysl II, who also dealt with alchemy and astrology said to have been very learned. In the older literature dates of his life are often those of his nephew Přemysl III. confused.

Přemysl II died unmarried and without issue 1478. His body was interred in the Holy Cross Church in Breslau, where his tomb has received.