Henry II the Pious

Henry II the Pious

Henry II the Pious ( _pl. Henryk II Pobożny, _de. Heinrich II der Fromme; 1196/1207 – April 9, 1241) of Silesia was the third son of Henry I the Bearded and of Hedwig of Andechs (Pol. "Jadwiga Śląska", Ger. "Hl. Hedwig von Andechs").

He was married to Anna of Bohemia, the daughter of Ottokar I of Bohemia, she gave birth to the following children:
*Bolesław II the Bald 1220/25-1278
*Mieszko of Lebus 1223/27-1242
*Henry III the White 1227/1230-1266
*Konrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau 1228/31-1273/74
*Władysław of Salzburg 1237-1270
*Elizabeth 1224/32-1265, married Przemysł I of Greater Poland in 1244

Henry the Pious succeeded his father in 1238 and became the most powerful of all of the Silesian Dukes, who received Silesian Ducal titles and liens from the Holy Roman Empire since 1163. First time 1847 they were referred to by a Polish historian as the Silesian line of Piasts, Polish dynasty of Piasts Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN Warsaw 1975 vol. III page 505 ] competing to unify Piast territories and for the title of King of Poland. He united the majority of territories of Fragmented Poland (Silesia, Greater Poland and Little Poland).

In the 1213 battle of Studnica near Liegnitz Henry the Pious supported the German party and was victorious against the Slavic party of Conrad the Curly.

In 1239, Henry the Pious supported Pope Gregory IX in the latter's conflict with Emperor Frederick II.

Henry the Pious, the father of Henry III the White, was able to defend his territories against Brandenburg.

Henry was killed fighting the Mongols at the Battle of Legnica (1241). His corpse could only be identified among the thousands of beheaded and mutilated corpses because of his eleven toes.

ee also

*History of Poland (966-1385)
*Piast dynasty
*Dukes of Silesia

References


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