Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn

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Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn, was a Silesian Piast ruler of the Duchy of Cieszyn in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his political and religious shifts during the Counter-Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Silesian Piast
duke
human
ruler
allegiance Habsburg Monarchy
burialPlace Cieszyn
centuryOfBirth 16th century
centuryOfDeath 17th century
continent Europe
countryOfCitizenship Bohemian Crown
Duchy of Cieszyn
linked to: Duchy of Teschen
dateOfBirth 1574
dateOfDeath 1617
dynasticTitle Piast duke of Silesia
endOfReign 1617
ethnicGroup Polish nobility
Silesian nobility
father Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn
linked to: Wenceslaus III Adam
givenName Adam
Wenceslaus
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalRegion Silesia
languageOfCommunication Czech
German
Polish
monarchOf Cieszyn
mother Sidonie Katharina of Saxe-Lauenburg NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Piast dynasty
Silesian Piasts
notableFor political shifts during the Counter-Reformation
religious conversion from Lutheranism to Catholicism
partOf Silesian duchies
placeOfBirth Cieszyn
placeOfDeath Cieszyn
positionHeld Duke of Cieszyn
predecessor Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn
linked to: Wenceslaus III Adam
regionRuled Silesia
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
ruled Duchy of Cieszyn
linked to: Duchy of Teschen
sibling Christian August of Cieszyn
spouse Elisabeth Kettler
Elisabeth of Courland
startOfReign 1579
subjectOf Counter-Reformation in Silesia
successor Frederick William, Duke of Cieszyn
title Duke

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Teschen Piasts notableMember Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Piasts of Cieszyn notableMember Adam Wenceslaus of Cieszyn
linked to: Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Cieszyn Piasts hasNotableMember Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Elizabeth Lucretia of Cieszyn father Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn