Jan II the Good
Jan II of Opole (Polish: Jan II Dobry) (c. 1460 – 27 March 1532) was a Duke of Opole-Brzeg (until 1481)-Strzelce-Niemodlin in 1476 (with his brothers as co-rulers during 1476), ruler over Gliwice (in 1494), Toszek (in 1495), Niemodlin (again, in 1497), Bytom (in 1498), Koźle (in 1509), and Racibórz (in 1521). He belonged to the Silesian branch of the Polish Piast dynasty which was the oldest branch of the first Polish royal dynasty.
Jan II the Good | |
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| Duke of Opole, Głogówek, Racibórz, Niemodlin, Strzelce, Prudnik, Biała, Krapkowice, Olesno, Lubliniec, Gliwice, Toszek, Bytom, Koźle, Rybnik, Żory | |
Jan II of Opole's sarcophagus | |
| Born | c. 1460 |
| Died | 27 March 1532 |
| Noble family | Silesian Piasts of Strzelce |
| Father | Nicholas I of Opole |
| Mother | Agnes of Brzeg |
He was born as the second son of Duke Nicholas I of Opole by his wife Agnes, daughter of Duke Louis II of Brzeg.
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