- Przemyslaus II, Duke of Cieszyn
Przemysław II ( _cs. Přemyslav II., _de. Przemislaus II.), also known as Przemko II (around 1420 - 1477) was the
Duke of Cieszyn andGłogów . He was the son of Bolesław I, fourth Duke of Cieszyn and Eufemia.After the death of his father in 1431, Przemysław II ruled over the duchy together with his brothers and mother. After the division of duchy in 1442 he ruled over the
Cieszyn part. After the death of his brother Bolesław II in 1452, he became the only ruler of the duchy. From 1460 he ruled also over the half of Głogów.Przemysław II supported Bohemian king
George of Podebrady and also maintained close ties with Polish kingKazimierz Jagiellończyk . He tried to bring closer to Bohemian and Polish rulers and in 1462 inGłogów both kings met and negotiated the future of Bohemian crown. In 1469 he took part in the election of theKing of Hungary Mattias Corvinus inOlomouc , who became a Bohemian king then.He had one daughter, Jadwiga.
References
* cite book
last = Panic
first = Idzi
authorlink=Idzi Panic
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title = Poczet Piastów i Piastówien cieszyńskich
publisher = Urząd Miejski
date = 2002
location = Cieszyn
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doi =
id = ISBN 83-917095-4-X
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