Frederick II of Legnica
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1480 – 1547
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Who was Frederick II of Legnica?
Frederick II, Duke of Legnica, also known as the Great of Legnica, was a Duke of Legnica from 1488, of Brzeg from 1521. The most notorious of all Legnica Piast rulers, thanks to his excellent financial politics his Duchy was expanded to the Oder River, and he became the founder of the Duchy of Legnica-Wołów-Brzeg.
He was the second son of Frederick I, Duke of Chojnów-Oława-Legnica-Brzeg-Lubin, by his wife Ludmila, daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1480
Legnica - Parents
- Spouses
- Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
( - 1537/05/24) - Elizabeth Jagiellon
(1515/11/21 - 1517/02/16)
- Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
- Children
- Died
- Sep 17, 1547
Legnica
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on July 23, 2013
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