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Frederick II
Duke of Legnica, Brzeg
Frederick II of Legnica, engraving by Bartholomäus Strachowsky, 1733
Born
(1480-02-12)12 February 1480 Legnica
Died
17 September 1547(1547-09-17) (aged 67) Legnica
Noble family
Silesian Piasts
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Jagiellon Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
Issue
Frederick III George II the Pious Sophie
Father
Frederick I of Legnica
Mother
Ludmila of Poděbrady
Frederick II, Duke of Legnica (Polish: Fryderyk II Legnicki) (12 February 1480 – 17 September 1547), also known as the Great of Legnica (Polish: Legnicki Wielki), was a Duke of Legnica from 1488 (until 1495 and 1505 with his brothers), of Brzeg from 1521. The most notorious of all Legnica Piast rulers, thanks to his excellent financial politics his Duchy was expanded to the Oder River, and he became the founder of the Duchy of Legnica-Wołów-Brzeg (German: Herzogtum Liegnitz-Wohlau-Brieg).
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