Person:Constance of Opole (1)
Constance of Opole
b.1256/65
d.Bef 1351
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  1. Mieszko I _____, Duke of Cieszyn1252 - Bef 1315
  2. Casimir of Bytom1253 - 1312
  3. Constance of Opole1256 - Bef 1351
  4. Bolko I of OpoleBef 1258 - 1313
  5. Przemysław of RacibórzEst 1268 - 1306
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Name Constance of Opole
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1256/65
Death[1] Bef 1351
Reference Number? Q5163486?
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Constance (; died 1351) was a Polish princess from the House of Piast and sovereign Duchess of Wodzisław Śląski from 1324 until her death.

Her name appears twice in contemporary sources: firstly, in a letter of Pope John XXII dated 22 September 1321, where she is named "Duchess of Racibórz", and secondly in the Chronicle of Racibórz, who give her the title of "Duchess of Wodzisław" (księżną wodzisławską) and mentions her death in 1351. None of these sources showed Constance's parentage. Historians and sources are agreed that she was a member of the Piast dynasty; however, the difficult of establishing who was her father, caused two theories to emerge about her origins.

The first hypothesis states that Constance was the daughter of Duke Władysław of Opole and wife of Henry IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław, who repudiated her after several years of marriage. She moved to Racibórz at the court of her brothers Mieszko I and Przemysław, who given to her the district of Wodzisław as her own Duchy, where she remained until her death. Historians who dispute this theory alleged that Władysław of Opole had a daughter of unknown name, who died shortly after her marriage with Henry IV, or between her repudiation and Henry IV's subsequent marriage.

According to the second hypothesis, based on Constance's titles showed in sources: Duchess of Racibórz and Duchess of Wodzisław, she was the daughter of Duke Przemysław of Racibórz. Certainly she remained unmarried and settled in Wodzisław (which probably was her own independent Duchy) until her death.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Constance of Opole, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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