Balthasar of Żagań
Deceased Person
1415 – 1472
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Who was Balthasar of Żagań?
Balthasar, Duke of Żagań, was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439, from 1449 Duke of Żagań. Deposed during 1461–1468, he recovered the Duchy in this year until shortly before his death.
He was the oldest son of Duke Jan I of Żagań by his wife Scholastika, daughter of Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittemberg and Elector of Saxony. He was named after his maternal great-grandfather, Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia.
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