Konrad III the Old


Konrad III the Old was a Duke of Oleśnica, Koźle, half of Bytom and half of Ścinawa since 1377.
He was the only son of Konrad II the Gray, Duke of Oleśnica, by his wife Agnes, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn.

Life

In 1377 his father named him co-ruler of all his lands, as his only son and heir. Konrad III began his reign alone only in 1403, after his father's death. Little is known about his reign.

Marriage and issue

By 1380 he married with Judith , whose originis are unknown. They had seven children:
  1. Konrad IV the Older.
  2. Konrad V Kantner.
  3. Konrad VI the Dean.
  4. Konrad VII the White.
  5. Konrad VIII the Younger.
  6. Euphemia, married firstly on 14 January 1420 to Elector Albert III of Saxony and secondly in 1432 to Prince George I of Anhalt-Dessau.
  7. Hedwig, married by 1430 to Duke Henry IX the Older of Głogów.