Margareta of Toszek

Margareta of Toszek
Tombstone of Margareta of Toszek.

Margareta of Toszek (Polish: Małgorzata Toszecka; b. 1467/68 - d. 8 November 1531), was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast in the Oświęcim branch.

He was the only child of Duke Przemysław of Toszek by his wife Margareta, daughter of Duke Nicholas I of Opole.

Life

Around 1481 or 1482 Margareta entered as a nun in the monastery of St. Klara in Wrocław. In February 1508 she was elected as the Abbess. Margareta held this post until 3 February 1515; however, six months later, on 27 August 1515, she was elected again as Abbess, this time until her death. She was buried in the Piast Mausoleum of St. Klara in Wrocław.

References

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 6 May 2009 of the equivalent article on the Polish Wikipedia.

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