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August
Count of Legnica
Coat of arms of the Barons and later Counts of Legnica.
Born
21 August 1627 Brzeg
Died
14 May 1679 Siebenhufen near Przeworno
Noble family
Silesian Piasts
Spouse(s)
Elisabeth Raupowsky
Issue
Christian August Anna Louise Elisabeth Johanna Elisabeth
Father
John Christian of Brieg
Mother
Anna Hedwig of Sitzsch
Count August of Legnica (Polish: August hrabia legnicki; German: Graf August von Liegnitz; Brzeg, 21 August 1627 – Siebenhufen near Przeworno, 14 May 1679), was a member of the House of Piast.
He was the ninth (fourth surviving) son of John Christian, Duke of Brzeg-Legnica-Wołów-Oława, but the first-born by his second wife Anna Hedwig of Sitzsch.
Legnica (Polish: [lɛɡˈɲit͡sa] ; German: Liegnitz, pronounced [ˈliːɡnɪts] ; Silesian: Ligńica; Czech: Lehnice; Latin: Lignitium) is a city in southwestern...
The last ruling duke of the Silesian Piasts was George William ofLegnica who died in 1675. His uncle Count AugustofLegnica, the last male Piast, died...
Hedwig ofLegnica (Polish: Jadwiga legnicka) (ca. 1351 – 1 August 1409) was a Polish princess and member of the Piast dynasty, in the Legnica branch. By...
Ostróda), 25 December 1639) was a Duke of Brzeg–Legnica–Wołów (since 1602; with his brother as co-ruler in Legnica and Wołów until 1612; in Oława since...
Frederick III, Duke ofLegnica (Polish: Fryderyk III Legnicki) (22 February 1520 – 15 December 1570) was a Duke ofLegnica during 1547–1551 and 1556–1559...
English printer (d. 1691) August 21 Louis Cousin, French translator (d. 1707) AugustofLegnica, Silesian nobleman (d. 1679) August 26 – Philipp Jakob Sachs...
near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland). 1814 – Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo...
Alois Indra. The group was flown to the Soviet military base in Poland at Legnica, then to a base located in Zakarpattia Oblast, territory that had been...
religious writer (b. 1623) May 14 – AugustofLegnica, Silesian nobleman (b. 1627) May 26 – Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) June 3 – Francisque...
Legnica Special Economic Zone is a special economic zone in Poland, situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the southwest of the country. Cited by the...
The Mongol Invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the Battle ofLegnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces...
Frederick II, Duke ofLegnica (Polish: Fryderyk II Legnicki) (12 February 1480 – 17 September 1547), also known as the Great ofLegnica (Polish: Legnicki...
Rupert I ofLegnica (Polish: Ruprecht I Legnicki) (27 March 1347 – by 12 January 1409) was a Duke ofLegnica from 1364 until his death, and also regent...
"champions of the Reformation". Christian Augustof Saxe-Zeitz baptized him and announced his conversion. Saxony had been a stronghold of German Protestantism...
Frederick I of Liegnitz (3 May 1446 – 9 May 1488), was a Duke of Chojnów and Strzelin from 1453, of Oława and Legnica from 1454, of Brzeg from 1481 and of Lubin...
Trams in Legnica was a former streetcar system operating in Legnica, Poland, between the years 1898–1968. Due to its medieval location, Legnica has functioned...
Drachal signed a three-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica on 31 August 2022. He made his senior team debut on 2 October 2022 in a 0–2 loss...
Wenceslaus I, Duke ofLegnica (Polish: Wacław I legnicki) (ca. 1318 – 2 June 1364) was a Duke of Namysłów from 1338 and ofLegnica-Brieg from 1342 until...
early 1440's, and sold the town of Lubin to Głogów, which was bought back in 1482 by Legnica. The recovery ofLegnica by Chojnów (1454) recentered the...
1945–1948 Dobre Pole) is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina)...
Henry XI ofLegnica (Polish: Henryk XI Legnicki; 23 February 1539 – 3 March 1588), was thrice Duke ofLegnica: 1551–1556 (under regency), 1559–1576 and...
religious writer (b. 1623) May 14 – AugustofLegnica, Silesian nobleman (b. 1627) May 26 – Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) June 3 – Francisque...