Jaxa of Köpenick
Jaxa of Köpenick (sometimes Jaksa or Jacza of Copnic, Polish: Jaksa z Kopnika or Jaksa z Kopanicy, Jaksa being an early Sorbian and/or Polish form of James) (fl. 1151–1157) was a prince of the West Slavic Sprevan Duchy of Kopanica. He was an opponent of Albert the Bear during the formation of Brandenburg in 1157.
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Polish painting of Jaxa, made in Krakow in 1757 | |
Born | 12th century |
Died | 12th or 13th century |
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