Wenceslaus II of Cieszyn , was a Duke of Cieszyn since 1518 until his death (as co-ruler of his father).

He was the second son of Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, by his wife Johanna, daughter of Wiktoryn of Poděbrady, Duke of Opawa

Opawa

Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.The name is a contraction of Opaawaho, which means a place of an outer pā or outpost in Māori. Opaawaho or Ōpāwaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River....

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Life

The decision of Casimir II to destined his eldest son Frederick to the Church career placed Wenceslaus as the presumed successor of his father. Frederick's death in 1507 led Wenceslaus II as the sole heir of Casimir II, but wasn't until 1518 when he was named co-ruler of the Duchy of Cieszyn. However, he died four years before his father, so Wenceslaus II never ruled alone. After Casimir II's death in 1528 he was succeeded by his grandson Wenceslaus III Adam, only surviving son of Wenceslaus II.

Marriage and issue

On 1 December 1518, Wenceslaus II married with Anna (b. 5 May 1487 - d. 7 February 1539), daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Frederick I of Ansbach and Bayreuth was born at Ansbach as the eldest son of the Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. His elder half-brother was the Elector Johann Cicero of Brandenburg...

. They had three children:

1. A son (b. by 31 May 1520 - d. 1520/bef. 1 September 1525?).
2. Ludmila (b. ca. 1523 - d. aft. March/7 April 1539).
3. Wenceslaus III Adam
   Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn
   Wenceslaus III Adam of Cieszyn was a Duke of Cieszyn since 1528 until his death.He was the second but only surviving son of Wenceslaus II, co-Duke of Cieszyn, by his wife Anna, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach...
   
   (b. posthumously, December 1524 - d. 4 November 1579).