Wenceslaus III, Duke of Rybnik [SEP] place of death
Wenceslaus III, Duke of Rybnik
Wenceslaus III, Duke of Rybnik (also known as Wenceslaus II of Krnov and Rybnik; ; ; ; – 1479 in Kłodzko) was co-ruler of Krnov from 1452 to 1464 and the sole ruling Duke of Rybnik from 1464 to 1474. He was a member of the Opava-Ratibor branch of the Přemyslid dynasty.
Life.
Wenceslaus was the younger son of Duke Nicholas V of Krnov and Ratibor, who was an opponent of the Hussites. Since Wenceslaus was still a
Wenceslaus III
Wenceslaus III may refer to:
- Wenceslaus III of Oława (1400–23), Duke of Oława (1419/20–23)
- Wenceslaus III, Duke of Rybnik (c. 1442 – 1479)
- Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn (1524–1579), Duke of Cieszyn (1528–79)
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), King of Hungary (1301–05), King of Bohemia and of Poland (1305–06)