Margaret of Masovia
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Margaret of Masovia was Duchess of Pomerania
and Brzeg
, by her marriages to Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania and then to Henryk VIII with a Scar
. She was a member of the House of Piast.
Margaret was a daughter of Siemowit III of Masovia
and his wife Euphemia of Opawa. Her paternal grandparents were Trojden I of Masovia and his wife Maria, daughter of Yuri I of Galicia and Euphemia of Kuyavia
.
and Elizabeth of Poland. The marriage was arranged because Casimir was the grandson of Casimir III the Great and was a possible successor for his grandfather (who never had any sons). Therefore this marriage was a very important alliance and it had been hoped would possibly introduce the Masovian blood into the Polish royal family.
Casimir had been married once before to Johanna of Lithuania, who had died the year before Margaret's marriage, without any children.
After the death of Margaret's mother, Siemowit remarried to Anna of Ziębice. They had a couple of children who died young before Anna gave birth to a healthly son, Henry
. Siemowit did not believe the child was his, he accused his wife of adultery and had her strangled. Henry was then cast away. After a few years it was reported that the child had physical similarities to his father. Margaret decided to rescue her half-brother and took him to her mansion in Słupsk. Siemowit later accepted that the child was his and made him Bishop of Płock.
Soon after her marriage, Margaret adopted an illegitimate son of King Casimir
On January 2, 1377 Margaret's husband, Casimir died. They had no children.
Two years after the death of her first husband in 1379, Margaret remarried to Henryk VIII with a Scar
. They were married for eight years and had two children:
Margaret's date of death is disputed but it's believed that she died on either 14 May 1388 or 4 April 1396. Her husband died in 1399.
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
and Brzeg
Brzeg
Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...
, by her marriages to Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania and then to Henryk VIII with a Scar
Henryk VIII with a Scar
Henry VII with a Scar also known as the Courageous or of Brzeg , was a Duke of Brzeg since 1361 and ruler of Niemcza since 1395....
. She was a member of the House of Piast.
Margaret was a daughter of Siemowit III of Masovia
Siemowit III of Masovia
Siemowit III of Masovia was a prince of Masovia and a co-regent of the lands of Warsaw, Czersk, Rawa, Gostynin and other parts of Masovia.- Life :...
and his wife Euphemia of Opawa. Her paternal grandparents were Trojden I of Masovia and his wife Maria, daughter of Yuri I of Galicia and Euphemia of Kuyavia
Euphemia of Kuyavia
Euphemia of Kuyavia was a Kuyavian princess, she was Queen consort of Galicia-Volhynia.She was the daughter of Casimir I of Kuyavia by his third wife Euphrosyne, daughter of Casimir I of Opole...
.
Life
In 1369 Margaret married her first husband Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania, son of Bogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw V was a Duke of Pomerania.Eldest son of Duke Wartislaw IV and Elisabeth of Silesia, Bogislaw had two brothers, Barnim IV and Wartislaw V. The brothers were joint rulers from their father's death in 1326. They allied with King Casimir III of Poland, whose daughter Elisabeth married...
and Elizabeth of Poland. The marriage was arranged because Casimir was the grandson of Casimir III the Great and was a possible successor for his grandfather (who never had any sons). Therefore this marriage was a very important alliance and it had been hoped would possibly introduce the Masovian blood into the Polish royal family.
Casimir had been married once before to Johanna of Lithuania, who had died the year before Margaret's marriage, without any children.
After the death of Margaret's mother, Siemowit remarried to Anna of Ziębice. They had a couple of children who died young before Anna gave birth to a healthly son, Henry
Henry of Masovia
Henry of Masovia was a noble and a bishop of the Kingdom of Poland.- Biography :Henry of Masovia, born between 1368 and 1370 in Rawa Mazowiecka was the youngest child of one of the Piast dynasty princes of Masovia, Siemowit III of Masovia, and his second wife, the princess of Ziębice, Anna...
. Siemowit did not believe the child was his, he accused his wife of adultery and had her strangled. Henry was then cast away. After a few years it was reported that the child had physical similarities to his father. Margaret decided to rescue her half-brother and took him to her mansion in Słupsk. Siemowit later accepted that the child was his and made him Bishop of Płock.
Soon after her marriage, Margaret adopted an illegitimate son of King Casimir
On January 2, 1377 Margaret's husband, Casimir died. They had no children.
Two years after the death of her first husband in 1379, Margaret remarried to Henryk VIII with a Scar
Henryk VIII with a Scar
Henry VII with a Scar also known as the Courageous or of Brzeg , was a Duke of Brzeg since 1361 and ruler of Niemcza since 1395....
. They were married for eight years and had two children:
- Margareta (b. 1380/84 - d. aft. 2 October 1408); she was betrothed to the Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Bohemia and Emperor, but the marriage never took place.
- Louis II (b. 1380/85 - d. 30 May 1436).
Margaret's date of death is disputed but it's believed that she died on either 14 May 1388 or 4 April 1396. Her husband died in 1399.