George I of Munsterberg (George of Minstrberk, George of Podebrady) ( czech. Jiri z Minstrberka, Jiri z Poděbrad , him. Georg I. von Münsterberg-Oels, Georg I. von Podiebrad ; 1 October 1470 , Litice Castle - 10 November 1502 , Olesnica ) - Count Kladsky (1498-1501), Duke of Munsterberg (Prince Zembitsky) (1498-1502) and Prince Olesnitsky (1498-1502).
| George I of Munsterberg | |||||||
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| ches Jiří z Minstrberka, Jiří z Poděbrad him Georg I. von Münsterberg-Oels, Georg I. von Podiebrad | |||||||
 Litice Castle , the birthplace of George | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Jindrich I from Podebrady | ||||||
| Successor | Ulrich von Gardegg | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jindrich I from Podebrady | ||||||
| Successor | Albrecht I of Munsterberg and Charles I of Munsterberg | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jindrich I from Podebrady | ||||||
| Successor | Albrecht I of Munsterberg and Charles I of Munsterberg | ||||||
| Birth | October 1, 1470 Castle Litice , the Czech kingdom | ||||||
| Death | November 10, 1502 (32 years) Olesnica , the Czech kingdom | ||||||
| Rod | Pans from Kunštát and Podebrady | ||||||
| Father | Jindrich I from Podebrady | ||||||
| Mother | Ursula Brandenburg | ||||||
| Spouse | Yadwiga Zaganskaya (1488-1502) | ||||||
| Children | childless | ||||||
Biography
The representative of the Czech aristocratic family of the lords of Podebrady . Born October 1, 1470 in the castle Litice . The second son of Jindřich I from Podebrad (1448–1498) and Ursula of Brandenburg (1450–1508), daughter of Elector of Brandenburg Albrecht III Achilles .
In June 1498, after the death of Jindřich I of Podebrady, his sons Albrecht , Georg and Karl were given joint ownership of Zembick and Olesnica principality , as well as Klad county . In addition, each of the three sons of the rules in his inheritance: Albrecht in Kladsko , Karl, first in Zembice (and then after the construction of the new castle - in Zombkowice-Slask ), and George - in Olesnitsa .
In 1498, the brothers invited Lödek-Zdrój Konrad von Berg from Vienna, who conducted a series of scientific studies of local water and recognized it as a curative. As a result, the brothers founded the first health resort in this area [1] . At the same time, Albrecht, along with his brothers George and Karl, supported his father-in-law, Jan Zagansky, in building a monastery in Lübinge . In 1499, the brothers Albrecht, George, and Karl bestowed Olesnitsa, then Bierutuva got brewing privileges and selling beer in the villages [2] .
On May 5, 1501, due to financial difficulties, brothers George, Karl and Albrecht sold the Kladsk county to their future brother-in-law , Ulrich von Gardegg (d. 1535), for 60 thousand thalers , retaining the life title of Count Kladsky for himself and his descendants in the male line [3 ] . In the same year, 1501, Georg and his brothers Albrecht and Karl transferred the town of Voluv with all its environs to his father-in-law, Jan агaganski, who lost the Glogow princedom in 1488, to life possession.
November 10, 1502 32-year-old childless George died in Olesnitsa. His possessions were inherited by his brothers Albrecht and Karl [4] .
Marriage
On January 7, 1488 in Glogów, George, like his elder brother Albrecht, married one of the daughters of John II the Mad, Prince Zagansky Yadviga (1477 - February 15, 1524), from which he left no offspring.
Notes
- I A. i A. Galasowie, Dzieje ląska w datach , Rzeka, Wrocław 2001, s. 93.
- ↑ M. Nienałtowski, Oleśnica Podiebradów [online] [dostęp: 11/10/2011]
- ↑ A. Herzig, M. Ruchniewicz, Dzieje Ziemi Kłodzkiej , Hamburg-Wrocław 2006, s. 61.
- ↑ S. Głogowski, Genealogia Podiebradów, Muzeum w Gliwicach, Gliwice 1997
Literature
- Josef Joachim Menzel (1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 ), " Johann II. ", Neue Deutsche Biographie (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot). - T. 10: 487–488 , < http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00016327/images/index.html?seite=501 > ; ( full text online ) (Erwähnung im Artikel zu Johann II., Herzog von Glogau und Sagan)
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). - lpz. : Duncker & Humblot, 1875–1912. (him.) (Nebeneintrag im Artikel Johann II., Herzog in Schlesien und Herr zu Sagan)
- Arno Herzig, Małgorzata Ruchniewicz: Geschichte des Glatzer Landes . Hamburg-Wrocław 2006, ISBN 3-934632-12-2 , S. 54-59