Henry the Bearded
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Henry the Bearded was a Polish duke from the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty. He was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1201, Duke of Kraków and High Duke of all Poland – internally divided – from 1
Henry, as shown in the Hedwig Codex
Henry's marriage to Hedwig of Andechs, also known as Saint Hedwig of Silesia
St. Mary's Church in Złotoryja, founded by Henry the Bearded in the early 13th century
Henry's personal seal
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 the Bearded
…notably, Złotoryja was the first town in Poland to be granted town privileges in 1211 under Henry. Henry I died in 1238 and was succeeded by his son, Henry II the Pious, as Duke of Silesia. While he was unable to achieve the lasting reunification of the Polish lands under a single ruler, Henry I's reign played a crucial…
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