Nicholas III, Duke of Opava

Nicholas III, Duke of Opava
Noble family	Přemyslid dynasty
Father	Nicholas II, Duke of Opava
Mother	Judith of Niemodlin
Born	c. 1339
Died	9 July 1394(1394-07-09)

Nicholas III of Opava (German: Nikolaus III. von Troppau; Czech: Mikuláš III. Opavský; c. 1339 – 9 July 1394) was Duke of Opava from 1367 to 1377 and Duke of Głubczyce from 1377 until his death.

Life

Nicholas II of Opava was a member of the Opava branch of the Přemyslid dynasty. His parents were Duke Nicholas II of Opava and his third wife, Judith (born: before 1346; died: after October 1378), daughter of Duke Bolesław the Elder of Niemodlin (German: Falkenberg).

After their father's death in 1365, Nicholas III and his three brothers initially ruled their inheritance jointly. In 1367, however, the inheritance was divided: the oldest brother, John I, received the Duchy of Racibórz, while the three younger brothers, Nicholas III, Wenceslaus I and Přemek I continued to jointly rule the Duchy of Opava. In 1377, Opava was split, with Nicholas III and Wenceslaus I jointly ruling the newly split off Duchy of Głubczyce and Přemek I ruling what remained of the Duchy of Opava.

As Nicholas III was continually in financial difficulties, he had to mortgage the districts of Głubczyce, Zlate Hory, Hlučín and Krzanowice to his uncle Conrad II of Oels.

Nicholas III died unmarried and childless and in1394. His youngest brother Přemysl I continued to rule the Duchy of Głubczyce. He succeeded in redeeming the district of Głubczyce.

References

• Ludwig Petry et al.: Geschichte Schlesiens, vol. 1, Sigmaringen, 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5, pp. 171 and 184.
• Hugo Weczerka (ed.): Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Schlesien, Stuttgart, 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3, genealogical tables on pages 600 and 601.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Genealogy of the Přemyslid dynasty

Persondata
Name	Nicholas III of Opava
Alternative names	Nikolaus III. von Troppau (German); Mikuláš III. Opavský (Czech)
Short description	Duke of Opava and later Duke of Głubczyce
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	9 July 1394
Place of death