Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Adam Wenceslaus of Cieszyn (Polish: Adam Wacław cieszyński, Czech: Adam Václav Těšínský, German: Adam Wenzel von Teschen; 12 December 1574 – 13 July 1617), was a Duke of Cieszyn from 1579 until his death.
Adam Wenceslaus | |
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Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn. | |
| Born | 12 December 1574 |
| Died | 13 July 1617 |
| Noble family | Silesian Piasts |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Kettler of Courland |
| Issue | Elizabeth Lucretia, Duchess of Cieszyn Frederick William, Duke of Cieszyn |
| Father | Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn |
| Mother | Sidonia Katharina of Saxe-Lauenburg |
He was the second but only surviving son of Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn, by his second wife Sidonia Katharina, daughter of Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. His older half-brother, Frederick Casimir, only son of Wenceslaus III Adam's first marriage, died a few years before he was born, in 1571.
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