Henry II the Pious
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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
Henry II (center) holding a shield with the arms 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
Henry's body discovered on the battlefield, as depicted in a stained glass window at the Lutheran Church of the Virgin Mary in Legnica
Bolesław II the Horned
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Bolesław II the Horned, known also as Bolesław II the Bald, a member of the Silesian Piasts, was High Duke of Poland briefly in 1241 and Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1241 until 1248, when the duchy
Henry II the Pious
…Constance (1221/1227 – 1253/3 May 1257), married in 1239 to Casimir I of Kuyavia; Bolesław II the Horned (1220/1225 – 26/31 December 1278); Mieszko (1223/1227 – 1241/1242…
Saint Hedwig of Silesia bathing her grandson Bolesław
Lower Silesian lands (in orange) ruled by Bolesław until 1248
Lower Silesian duchies of Wrocław (orange), Legnica (violet) and Głogów (green) from 1251