A Bridge never burnt
Wielun and Opole, a match made in heaven
During his time as Count palatine, Wladyslaw Opolczyk didn't stop to participated in the foreign politics; the example of this was, among others things, his trip to Bulgaria in 1368. In 1370, after the death of Casimir III the Great, the Duke of Opole actively participated in preparing the succession of King Louis I of Hungary in the Polish throne. As a reward, King Louis give him the towns of Wieluń and Częstochowa.
By that time, Wladyslaw's brother Bolko III inherited Strzelce Opolskie from their uncle Albert and with this, the Duke of Opole could maintain the sole government over his domains (the youngest brother, Henry, died in 1365 without issue).
In 1371 Wladyslaw led an armed expedition against Duke John of Moravia(who caused a terrible devastation of Moravia); however, this didn't prevent the fact, that, years later later, the Duke of Opole was the head of a mission of mediation to resolve the dispute between the Emperor Charles IV and King Louis I, at this time.
On June 4, 1371, Euphemia of Mazovia, his wife gave birth to a son named Kazimier, a son that he waited for so long to be born, Louis I of Hungary and Poland helped him in gaining prestige in Silesia, on 1372, Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire died.
In 1378 the departure of Queen Elisabeth from Poland to Hungary, forced King Louis to release Wladislaw from his post of Governor and appointed him with the empty position of Polish Count palatine. But almost immediately Wladislaw had to faced the strong resistance of the Polish nobility, dissatisfied with the decision of King Louis to named heirs to his daughters, and soon was forced to resign.
As compensation for his resignation, the Duke of Opole received from the Hungarian ruler the towns of Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo. These territories were on the border of the Teutonic Order lands, which soon shortly Wladyslaw established close contacts, who included allowed the prosecution of criminals by Teutonic knights in his domains.
In Kujawy, Wladyslaw entered in a dispute over finances with the Bishop of Płock, Dobiesław Sówka, resulting in the excommunication of the Duke, who was repealed a year later by the Archbishop of Gniezno. As a gesture of reconciliation with the Church, Wladyslaw founded the Pauline monastery of Our Lady at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa; also, the Duke brought the famous Black Madonna of Częstochowa, who according to oldest documents, travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople and Bełz, to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382, he gave Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo to his brothers in exchange of their lands in Silesia.
On 1382, supported by Louis I of Hungary, Wladyslaw annexed the Duchy of Wroclaw from the Kingdom of Bohemia and assumed the title Duke of Silesia and became the Duke of Silesia and the liege of other Silesian duchies as Wladyslaw I.
In 1383 Siemowit IV conquered Kuyavia, but was soon expelled by the joint forces of szlachta from Lesser Poland and armies of Hungary.
On 1385, on the the death of Louis I of Hungary, Kazimierz of Silesia, the son of Wladyslaw I of Silesia marries Alexandra of Lithuania (Kazimierz of Silesia can never inherit Galicia from his father it will pass back to the Royal Domain), while Maria Andagawenska declares her sponsalia to Sigismund of Luxembourg invalid and marries Siemowit IV of Masovia who becomes the King of Poland, Hungary passed to her sister Hedvig of Hungary.
On 1390 Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia formally renounces his claims to the Duchy of Silesia in favor of Wladyslaw I of Silesia who earlier assumed the title as the Duke of Silesia and Siemowit I of Poland, Siemowit I of Poland regained the Duchy of Silesia as a Polish fief with the exception of Swidnica and Jawor, however, if Wenceslaus IV dies without heirs Swidnica and Jawor, would revert to Wladyslaw I of Silesia, the Duchy of Swidnica and Jawor were integrated to the Kingdom of Bohemia due to the death of Agnes of Habsburg, meanwhile, on June 4, 1390 Alexandra of Lithuania gives birth to a son named Wladyslaw while Maria Andegawenska gives birth to a son named Siemowit on January 4, 1391, Maria believed in a good future for her son Siemowit.
Maria Andegawenska had other children with Siemowit I of Poland
-Cymburgis of Poland b. 1392
-Jadwiga of Poland b. 1400
-Henryk b. 1402
Meanwhile, in 1390 Sigismund of Luxembourg marries the recently widowed Anna of Poland, his younger aunt with Papal dispensation in order to spite the dissolution of the betrothal between him and Maria Andegawenska.
Sigismund of Luxembourg m. Anna Kazimierzowna
-Elisabeth of Bohemia b. 1392
-Anna of Bohemia b. 1400
Wielun and Opole, a match made in heaven
During his time as Count palatine, Wladyslaw Opolczyk didn't stop to participated in the foreign politics; the example of this was, among others things, his trip to Bulgaria in 1368. In 1370, after the death of Casimir III the Great, the Duke of Opole actively participated in preparing the succession of King Louis I of Hungary in the Polish throne. As a reward, King Louis give him the towns of Wieluń and Częstochowa.
By that time, Wladyslaw's brother Bolko III inherited Strzelce Opolskie from their uncle Albert and with this, the Duke of Opole could maintain the sole government over his domains (the youngest brother, Henry, died in 1365 without issue).
In 1371 Wladyslaw led an armed expedition against Duke John of Moravia(who caused a terrible devastation of Moravia); however, this didn't prevent the fact, that, years later later, the Duke of Opole was the head of a mission of mediation to resolve the dispute between the Emperor Charles IV and King Louis I, at this time.
On June 4, 1371, Euphemia of Mazovia, his wife gave birth to a son named Kazimier, a son that he waited for so long to be born, Louis I of Hungary and Poland helped him in gaining prestige in Silesia, on 1372, Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire died.
In 1378 the departure of Queen Elisabeth from Poland to Hungary, forced King Louis to release Wladislaw from his post of Governor and appointed him with the empty position of Polish Count palatine. But almost immediately Wladislaw had to faced the strong resistance of the Polish nobility, dissatisfied with the decision of King Louis to named heirs to his daughters, and soon was forced to resign.
As compensation for his resignation, the Duke of Opole received from the Hungarian ruler the towns of Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo. These territories were on the border of the Teutonic Order lands, which soon shortly Wladyslaw established close contacts, who included allowed the prosecution of criminals by Teutonic knights in his domains.
In Kujawy, Wladyslaw entered in a dispute over finances with the Bishop of Płock, Dobiesław Sówka, resulting in the excommunication of the Duke, who was repealed a year later by the Archbishop of Gniezno. As a gesture of reconciliation with the Church, Wladyslaw founded the Pauline monastery of Our Lady at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa; also, the Duke brought the famous Black Madonna of Częstochowa, who according to oldest documents, travelled from Jerusalem, via Constantinople and Bełz, to finally reach Częstochowa in August 1382, he gave Dobrzyń, part of Kujawy, Bydgoszcz, Inowrocław and Gniewkowo to his brothers in exchange of their lands in Silesia.
On 1382, supported by Louis I of Hungary, Wladyslaw annexed the Duchy of Wroclaw from the Kingdom of Bohemia and assumed the title Duke of Silesia and became the Duke of Silesia and the liege of other Silesian duchies as Wladyslaw I.
In 1383 Siemowit IV conquered Kuyavia, but was soon expelled by the joint forces of szlachta from Lesser Poland and armies of Hungary.
On 1385, on the the death of Louis I of Hungary, Kazimierz of Silesia, the son of Wladyslaw I of Silesia marries Alexandra of Lithuania (Kazimierz of Silesia can never inherit Galicia from his father it will pass back to the Royal Domain), while Maria Andagawenska declares her sponsalia to Sigismund of Luxembourg invalid and marries Siemowit IV of Masovia who becomes the King of Poland, Hungary passed to her sister Hedvig of Hungary.
On 1390 Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia formally renounces his claims to the Duchy of Silesia in favor of Wladyslaw I of Silesia who earlier assumed the title as the Duke of Silesia and Siemowit I of Poland, Siemowit I of Poland regained the Duchy of Silesia as a Polish fief with the exception of Swidnica and Jawor, however, if Wenceslaus IV dies without heirs Swidnica and Jawor, would revert to Wladyslaw I of Silesia, the Duchy of Swidnica and Jawor were integrated to the Kingdom of Bohemia due to the death of Agnes of Habsburg, meanwhile, on June 4, 1390 Alexandra of Lithuania gives birth to a son named Wladyslaw while Maria Andegawenska gives birth to a son named Siemowit on January 4, 1391, Maria believed in a good future for her son Siemowit.
Maria Andegawenska had other children with Siemowit I of Poland
-Cymburgis of Poland b. 1392
-Jadwiga of Poland b. 1400
-Henryk b. 1402
Meanwhile, in 1390 Sigismund of Luxembourg marries the recently widowed Anna of Poland, his younger aunt with Papal dispensation in order to spite the dissolution of the betrothal between him and Maria Andegawenska.
Sigismund of Luxembourg m. Anna Kazimierzowna
-Elisabeth of Bohemia b. 1392
-Anna of Bohemia b. 1400
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