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Władysław II of Opole

c. 1332–1401 · 14th century · Also known as Władysław Opolczyk

Władysław II of Opole, known as Opolczyk, was a Piast Duke of Opole in Silesia who served the Angevin kings as palatine of Hungary and governor of Galicia. In 1382 he founded the Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra at Częstochowa and brought there the Black Madonna icon, later Poland's most revered image.

Władysław II of Opole
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Duchy of Opole

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