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Henry XI of Głogów (Polish: Henryk; ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467. He was the second son of Henryk IX Starszy, Duke of Głogów by his wife Hedwig, daughter of Duke Konrad III the Old ...
- c. 1435
- Henryk IX Starszy
- 22 February 1476
- Silesian Piasts of Głogów
When in 1476 the Głogów line of the Piast dynasty became extinct with the death of Henry XI, fights over his succession broke out between his cousin Duke Jan II the Mad of Żagań and Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg, the father of Henry's widow Barbara of Brandenburg.
Henry V of Iron was also recognized as the heir of the rights to Głogów. He began the war with the Czech king, as a result of which in 1344 he received half of the duchy in the fiefdom.
- Prelude
- Siege
- Aftermath
After a long-term rivalry within the ruling Piast dynasty, Bolesław III, in 1107, had finally expelled his elder half-brother and co-ruler Duke Zbigniew from Poland. Zbigniew fled to the Holy Roman Empire where he sought help from King Henry V. The King, however, did not take action as he was stuck in an inner-Hungarian rivalry, supporting the Árpá...
According to Gallus' Gesta principum Polonorum, King Henry resorted to lay siege to Głogów but granted its citizens a five-day ceasefire to ask their King for permission to surrender. He allegedly even made the townsmen give up their children as hostages as a guarantee of the ceasefire, and promised to give them back alive no matter what Bolesław's...
King Henry's campaign turned out to be a complete failure, when it ended in Bolesław's final victory at the Battle of Hundsfeld (Psie Pole). Duke Svatopluk was assassinated - probably by Bohemian Vršovci liensmen - still at the Głogów camp on September 21. His successor, Vladislaus, reconciled with Bolesław, whereafter Zbigniew was able to return t...
- August 24, 1109
- Głogów, Kingdom of Poland
- Polish victory
Henry XI of Głogów (Polish: Henryk; ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467.
Henry XI of Głogów (Polish: Henryk; ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467. He was the second son of Henryk IX Starszy, Duke of Głogów by his wife Hedwig, daughter of Duke Konrad III the Old duke of ...
Henryk XI głogowski (ur. pomiędzy 1429 a 1435 rokiem, zm. 22 lutego 1476) – książę na Szprotawie, Krośnie Odrzańskim, Świebodzinie i połowie Głogowa, Kożuchowie, Lubinie i Zielonej Górze w latach 1467 - 1476. Henryk XI był drugim pod względem starszeństwa synem Henryka IX Starszego i Jadwigi pochodzącej z linii Piastów oleśnickich.
