wladislaus ii the exile of poland

Wladislaus II the Exile (Polish: Władysław II Wygnaniec, also seen Wladislaus, Ladislaus, Ladislas or Vladislav) was the High-Duke of Poland (1138-1146)

Born: 1105, Cracow, Poland
Died: 30 May 1159, in Altenburg, Germany
Parents: Boleslaus III the Wrymouth, Duke of Poland, and Zbyslava of Kiev, daughter of Swiatopelk II grand duke of Kyiv.
Maried to: Agnes of Babenberg of Austria, 1125
Children: Boleslaus the Long, Duke of Silesia and Richilde, of Poland who married Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Leon.

Biography

After his father's death, Wladislaus, as his oldest son, became the High-Duke of Poland. He controlled the high-duke province of Krakw and Gniezno and also his hereditary province of Silesia. In 1146 he was driven into exile by his younger brothers and died in Germany. In 1163 the province of Silesia was granted to his sons by the Polish duke Boleslaus Kedzierzawy. Subsequenly Silesia was divided among his descendants and successors (going up to 17 duchies), until they died out in 1675

Wladislaus Ii The Exile Of Poland

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