Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
Anne of Bohemia, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duchess of Silesia and High Duchess of Poland from 1238 to 1241, by her marriage to the Piast ruler Henry II the Pious. She was celebrated by the community of Franciscan nuns at St Clara of Prague Abbey in Wrocław as their founder and patron.
Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia
Hedwig of Andechs baptizing her grandson Bolesław II; Anne of Bohemia attending
Henry II the Pious was Duke of Silesia and High Duke of Poland as well as Duke of South-Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. Between 1238 and 1239 he also served as regent of Sandomierz and Opole–Racibórz. He was the son of Henry the Bearded and a member of the Silesian Piast dynasty. In October 2015, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica opened up his cause for beatification, obtaining him the title of Servant of God.
Henry II (center) holding a shield with the crest of Silesia, Hedwig Codex, c. 1353
Henry II's reach of power at its greatest extent, 1239
The Mongols carrying the head of Henry II before Legnica, Hedwig Codex, c. 1353
Original tomb effigy of Henry stomping on a Mongol, drawing from 1733