Konrad I of Głogów (Polish: Konrad I głogowski; c. 1228/29 – 6 August 1273/74), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was Silesian duke of Głogów from 1249/50 until his death.
In order to avoid further fragmentation of the paternal lands, the elder duke, with the approval of their mother, sent Konrad to study in Paris, where he was to be educated with the intention of becoming a priest in the future. However, in 1248, when the young man found out about the division of the family lands between his older brothers Bolesław II, ruling as a Duke of Legnica, and Henry III the White, Duke at Wrocław, he returned to the country and claimed his part of the Silesian inheritance. Soon a preliminary agreement was reached under which Konrad remained under the protection and care of his older brother, who gave him the title of co-ruler in Legnica.
Bolesław II (who wanted to get rid of him) still proposed Konrad for spiritual posts: first, as Provost of Głogów Cathedral, and then Bishop of Passau in Bavaria. Though he had not reached the canonical age, he was elected by the Passau cathedral chapter to succeed the deposed bishop Rüdiger of Bergheim; however, without approval by the Roman Curia. Konrad, nevertheless, didn't have any intention of pursuing an ecclesiastical career. He never entered Passau and soon resumed his conflict with Bolesław II.
Partition of Silesia 1249–1273, Konrad's Duchy of Głogów in green
In June 1249 Konrad fled to Greater Poland, where he could count on the support of Duke Przemysł I. In 1251 he campaigned Bolesław's ducal lands and he managed to conquer Bytom Odrzański. Konrad's bonds with the Piast dukes of Greater Poland were reinforced after his marriage with Przemysł I's sister Salome. His other brother Henry III the White soon became another ally in the fight against Bolesław II. With the help of his new allies, and thanks to the revolt of the townspeople of Głogów, the campaign against Bolesław II ended in complete success. The Duke of Legnica was forced to accept his defeat and give the Lower Silesian lands of Głogów up to Krosno Odrzańskie and Żagań to Konrad as a duchy in his own right.
Until the end of his life Konrad's relations with his brother Bolesław II remain strained. In 1257 Konrad made a dangerous move and kidnapped Bolesław from his residence in Legnica. The duke regained his freedom after a few months, but it is unknown at what price. It can be said that after that the duke never left Bolesław II a moment of happiness, but in 1271 the Duke of Legnica managed to regain the town of Bolesławiec near the Bóbr river.
From about 1260 Konrad established closer contacts with the Kingdom of Bohemia and became involved in the expansionist politics of King Ottokar II. Also he promoted the colonization in his lands, mostly by German settlers. This was a decisive contribution to the institution of the Magdeburg town law in his Głogów residence in 1253. In contrast to his brother Bolesław II, Konrad vigorously supported Bishop Thomas I of Wrocław in his defence of church rights. However, when the bishop died in 1268 Konrad began to violate the privileges conferred by him, which led to conflicts with the new Bishop Thomas II Zaremba.
At the end of his life he founded a church in Zielona Góra (now a Co-cathedral) dedicated to his grandmother, St. Hedwig of Silesia. The church was completed only twenty years after his death by his son and heir Henry III.
Marriages and childrenedit
In 1249 Konrad contracted his first marriage to Salome (b. ca. 1225 - d. April 1267/74), daughter of Duke Władysław of Greater Poland. They had six children:
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Konrad I Duke of Glogow news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Konrad I of Glogow Polish Konrad I glogowski c 1228 29 6 August 1273 74 a member of the Silesian Piasts was Silesian duke of Glogow from 1249 50 until his death Konrad IDuke of GlogowReign1249 1274PredecessornoneSuccessorHenry IIIBorn1228 29Died6 August 1273 74SpouseSalomeSophie of LandsbergIssueAnna of GlogauHenry III Duke of GlogowKonrad II the HunchbackPrzemko of ScinawaEuphemia of GlogauJadwigaHouseSilesian PiastsFatherHenry II the PiousMotherAnna of Bohemia Contents 1 Life 2 Marriages and children 3 See also 4 References and notes 5 SourcesLife editKonrad was the fourth son of Henry II the Pious Duke of Silesia and High Duke of Poland from 1238 by his wife Anna daughter of the Premyslid king Ottokar I of Bohemia At the time of his father s death in the 1241 Battle of Legnica against the Golden Horde he and his younger brother Wladyslaw were placed under the guardianship of their eldest brother Duke Boleslaw II Rogatka After Henry s sudden death the Silesian Piasts were not able to maintain their dominant position Boleslaw II tried to succeed his father on the Polish throne at Krakow but eventually could not prevail against his Piast cousin Konrad I of Masovia In order to avoid further fragmentation of the paternal lands the elder duke with the approval of their mother sent Konrad to study in Paris where he was to be educated with the intention of becoming a priest in the future However in 1248 when the young man found out about the division of the family lands between his older brothers Boleslaw II ruling as a Duke of Legnica and Henry III the White Duke at Wroclaw he returned to the country and claimed his part of the Silesian inheritance Soon a preliminary agreement was reached under which Konrad remained under the protection and care of his older brother who gave him the title of co ruler in Legnica Boleslaw II who wanted to get rid of him still proposed Konrad for spiritual posts first as Provost of Glogow Cathedral and then Bishop of Passau in Bavaria Though he had not reached the canonical age he was elected by the Passau cathedral chapter to succeed the deposed bishop Rudiger of Bergheim however without approval by the Roman Curia Konrad nevertheless didn t have any intention of pursuing an ecclesiastical career He never entered Passau and soon resumed his conflict with Boleslaw II nbsp Partition of Silesia 1249 1273 Konrad s Duchy of Glogow in green In June 1249 Konrad fled to Greater Poland where he could count on the support of Duke Przemysl I In 1251 he campaigned Boleslaw s ducal lands and he managed to conquer Bytom Odrzanski Konrad s bonds with the Piast dukes of Greater Poland were reinforced after his marriage with Przemysl I s sister Salome His other brother Henry III the White soon became another ally in the fight against Boleslaw II With the help of his new allies and thanks to the revolt of the townspeople of Glogow the campaign against Boleslaw II ended in complete success The Duke of Legnica was forced to accept his defeat and give the Lower Silesian lands of Glogow up to Krosno Odrzanskie and Zagan to Konrad as a duchy in his own right Until the end of his life Konrad s relations with his brother Boleslaw II remain strained In 1257 Konrad made a dangerous move and kidnapped Boleslaw from his residence in Legnica The duke regained his freedom after a few months but it is unknown at what price It can be said that after that the duke never left Boleslaw II a moment of happiness but in 1271 the Duke of Legnica managed to regain the town of Boleslawiec near the Bobr river From about 1260 Konrad established closer contacts with the Kingdom of Bohemia and became involved in the expansionist politics of King Ottokar II Also he promoted the colonization in his lands mostly by German settlers This was a decisive contribution to the institution of the Magdeburg town law in his Glogow residence in 1253 In contrast to his brother Boleslaw II Konrad vigorously supported Bishop Thomas I of Wroclaw in his defence of church rights However when the bishop died in 1268 Konrad began to violate the privileges conferred by him which led to conflicts with the new Bishop Thomas II Zaremba At the end of his life he founded a church in Zielona Gora now a Co cathedral dedicated to his grandmother St Hedwig of Silesia The church was completed only twenty years after his death by his son and heir Henry III Marriages and children editIn 1249 Konrad contracted his first marriage to Salome b ca 1225 d April 1267 74 daughter of Duke Wladyslaw of Greater Poland They had six children Anna b 1250 52 d 28 May 1271 married on 24 August 1260 to Duke Louis II of Upper Bavaria Henry III b 1251 60 d 9 December 1310 Konrad II the Hunchback b 1252 60 d 11 October 1304 Euphemia b 12 January 1251 52 d 1266 74 married by 13 May 1266 to Count Albert I of Gorizia Przemko b 1255 65 d killed in battle Siewierz 26 February 1289 Jadwiga b 1265 d 9 June 1318 Abbess of St Klara Wroclaw 1283 By 1271 74 Konrad married his second wife Sophie b ca 1259 d 24 August 1318 daughter of Dietrich the Wise Margrave of Landsberg second son of Henry III Margrave of Meissen and according to some sources widow of the last legitimate male member of the House of Hohenstaufen Conradin King of Sicily and Jerusalem They had no children See also editBeatrix von Silesia Glogau Silesia DuchyReferences and notes editSources editMarek Miroslav Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast Glogow Genealogy EU self published source better source needed Chronological Dates in Stoyan permanent dead link object not found 7 Jan 2020 KONRAD I GLOGOWSKI This article was translated from his original in Polish Wikipedia dd Konrad I Duke of GlogowSilesian PiastsBorn c 1228 31 Died 6 August 1273 74 New title Duke of Legnica1248 1251with Boleslaw II Succeeded byBoleslaw II Duke of Glogow1251 1274 Succeeded byHenry III Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konrad I Duke of Glogow amp oldid 1180054754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
