Louis of Opole

Louis of Opole (Polish: Ludwik opolski; b. 1450 - d. by 4 September 1476), was a Duke of Opole-Brzeg-Strzelce-Niemodlin during 1466-1476 (as co-ruler of his father) and briefly in 1476 (with his brothers as co-rulers).

He was the eldest son of Duke Nicholas I of Opole by his wife Agnes, daughter of Duke Louis II of Brzeg. He was named after his maternal grandfather.

Life

In 1466 Louis was named co-ruler of the Duchy of Opole by his father. One year later (in 1467), he took part in the Congress of Wrocław, where was decided to declared the war to the King of Bohemia, George of Poděbrady, and Casimir Jagiełło was invited to take the Bohemian throne.

Louis died between 23 May 1475 and 4 September 1476. If he lived after 3 July 1476, he could rule for a few months the Duchy of Opole after the death of his father. It's unknown were he was buried, although is assumed with a high degree of probability that it could happened in the Franciscan church in Opole.

After his death unmarried and childless, his younger brothers Jan II the Good and Nicholas II assumed the government over Opole as co-rulers, but later in that year they decided to made the division of their domains.

References

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 28 May 2009 of the equivalent article on the Polish Wikipedia.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Nicholas I
Duke of Opole
with Jan II and Nicholas II

1476
Succeeded by
Jan II the Good
and Nicholas II
Duke of Brzeg
with Jan II and Nicholas II

1476
Duke of Strzelce
with Jan II and Nicholas II

1476
Duke of Niemodlin
with Jan II and Nicholas II

1476