Konrad I of Masovia [SEP] noble family
Konrad I of Masovia
Konrad I of Masovia () (ca. 1187/88 – 31 August 1247), from the Polish Piast dynasty, was the sixth Duke of Masovia and Kujawy from 1194 until his death as well as High Duke of Poland from 1229 to 1232 and again from 1241 to 1243.
Life.
Konrad was the youngest son of High Duke Casimir II the Just of Poland and Helen of Znojmo, daughter of the Přemyslid duke Conrad II of Znojmo (ruler of the Znojmo Appanage in southern Moravia,
Gunter Prus
Gunter Prus was a Bishop of Płock in 1223 and again from 1227-1232.
Born into the Prus noble family, his career saw him both as Canon and Dean of Płock. Following the death of Bishop Gedko Powało, he contended, supported by Duke Konrad I of Masovia, for the bishop's throne against his rival Jan Gozdawita who died in 1227.
His episcopacy saw him oppose the Teutonic Knights encourage Duke Konrad, recall the Teutonic Knights to Polish lands and militarily oppose the neighbouring pagan Prussians