Margareta of Toszek was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast in the Oświęcim

Oswiecim

Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :...

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He was the only child of Duke Przemysław of Toszek

Przemysław of Toszek

Przemysław of Toszek was a Duke of Oświęcim during 1434–1445 and Duke of Toszek since 1445 until his death....

 by his wife Margareta, daughter of Duke Nicholas I of Opole

Nicholas I of Opole

Nicholas I of Opole was a Duke of Opole since 1437 , Duke of Brzeg from 1450, ruler over Kluczbork since 1451 and Duke of Strzelce, Niemodlin and Olesno from 1460....

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Life

Around 1481 or 1482 Margareta entered as a nun in the monastery of St. Klara in Wrocław. In February 1508 she was elected as the Abbess. Margareta held this post until 3 February 1515; however, six months later, on 27 August 1515, she was elected again as Abbess, this time until her death. She was buried in the Piast Mausoleum of St. Klara in Wrocław.