Zemovit V Ravsky ( Polish Siemowit (Ziemowit) ; (ca. 1389 - February 16, 1442 ) - Prince of Plotsk (1426-1434), Belzsky (1426-1434), Viznensky (1426-1434) and Ravsky (1426-1442)) , the eldest son of the Mazovian prince Zemovit IV and Alexandra Olgerdovna. The representative of the Mazovian line Piast .
| Zemovit V Ravsky | |||||||
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| Siemowit V Rawski | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Zemovit IV | ||||||
| Successor | Vladislav I Plotsky | ||||||
| Birth | about 1389 | ||||||
| Death | February 16, 1442 Rawa Mazowiecka | ||||||
| Rod | Piast | ||||||
| Father | Zemovit IV | ||||||
| Mother | Alexandra Litovskaya | ||||||
| Spouse | Margarita Raciborskaya | ||||||
| Children | Margarita Mazoviecka | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
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Biography
Zemovit spent his childhood and youth at the court of the Polish king Vladislav Jagiello in Krakow . In 1410 he participated in the famous Battle of Grunwald between the Polish-Lithuanian army and the Teutonic Crusaders. In 1420, due to the old age of his father, the prince of ravsky and Plock Zemovit IV , Zemovit became governor of the Plock principality.
In 1426, after the death of the prince of Plock , the ravsky , Vizna and Belz Zemovit IV, his sons Zemovit V, Casimir II , Troyden II and Vladislav I inherited their father's possessions ( Rava , Plotsk , Sochachev , Gostynin , Plonsk , Vizna and Belz ).
On September 8, 1426, the Mazovian princes Zemovit, Troyden and Vladislav brought to Sandomire an oath of allegiance to the Polish king Vladislav II Jagiello .
In 1429, the Mazovian prince Zemovit Plotsky participated in the Lutsk congress, organized by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt . In 1431, Zemovit participated on the side of the Polish King Vladislav Jagiello in his war with the Grand Duke of Lithuania Svidrigailo . As a reward, prince Zemovit Plotsky received from Vladislav Yagello Zhidachevsky povet. In 1432, Zemovit Plotsky, quarreling with Poland , entered into negotiations with the Teutonic knights of the Crusaders in Dzialdowo and the Grand Duke of Lithuania Svidrigailo in Vilna . In the same 1432, after the overthrow of Svidrigailo from the grand duke's throne in Lithuania, the Mazovian prince Zemovit resumed peaceful relations with the Polish king Vladislav Jagiello . In 1434, after the death of the Polish king Vladislav Jagiello, Prince Zemovit Plotsky even claimed the Polish royal throne for some time.
On July 25, 1434, the princes Zemovit and Casimir of Mazovia participated in the coronation of the new Polish king Vladislav III Varnenchik (1434-1444), the eldest son and successor of Vladislav II Jagiello . In August 1434, Zemovit, Casimir and Vladislav divided their fatherhood between them. Zemovit received the hereditary possession of Rava , Gostynin and Sochachev . In December 1435, Prince Zemovit Plotsky participated in the conclusion of a peace treaty between Poland and the Teutonic Order in Brest-Kujawski . In April 1438, Prince Zemovit Plotsky participated in the new congress with the Teutonic Crusaders in New Korchyn .
February 16, 1442 Mazovian Prince Zemovit V Ravsky died. He was succeeded by the younger brother Vladislav I Plotsky . Margarita Raciborskaya, the widow of Zemovita, took possession of the city of Gostynin .
Family
He was married to the Silesian princess Margarita Raciborska (died 1459 ), the daughter of Prince Racibors Jan II Zhelezny (c. 1365-1424) and Elena Litovskaya (died 1449 ). Children:
- Margaret (1436/1440 - 1483/1485), who later became the wife of Prince Olesnitsky of Conrad IX Cherny .
Literature
- Anna Supruniuk. Siemowit V (ok. 1389–1442) / Polski Słownik Biograficzny.— Warszawa - Kraków: Polska Akademia Nauk, Polska Akademia Umiejętności, 1996.— Tom XXXVII / 1, zeszyt 152. - S. 81-84. (polish)