Henry I the Bald, Duke of Silesia

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[...] But in July 1234, Henry's attack from the south and west allows him to seize the south of the duchy. He will be duke in his lands and will offer them to his son Henry II. DEATH On March Henry who would have tried to reunify the Polish territories, but would have still managed to reunify under his control the duchies of Silesia, Cracow and Greater Poland, breathed his last. It is now up to his son, Henry II, to do everything to save the territories gained by his deceased father. [...]

[...] Henry I the Bald, also known as Henry succeeds him and becomes the new Duke of Silesia. A land exchange takes place between him and Ladislas III, also known as Ladislas III of the Thin Legs, the Duke of Greater Poland, of whom Henry will be one of his most faithful supporters. Henry leaves the region of Lubusz to Ladislas and in return receives the region of Kalisz. However, in 1210, a surprise, Lubusz is attacked by the Margrave of Lusatia, who recovers the region. [...]

[...] He makes Henry the Bald his successor. The agreement will be approved by a papal bull dated May In 1222 and 1223, Henry will be one of the members participating in the Baltic Crusades against the Prussians. In 1225, the city of Cracow will be besieged by the Duke of Silesia, from whom he hopes to take the throne of the duchy, but it will resist and Henry will have to make a difficult decision, abandon his initiative. ALLIANCE WITH THE DUKE OF GREAT POLAND AND CAPTURE OF CRACOW But for the Duchy of Cracow, it's only a temporary setback. [...]

[...] But Conrad I of Masovia, the brother of Lech the White, refuses to remain inactive and tries to reconquer Little Poland, during the summer of 1228, by launching an attack. Henry II the Pious, the son of Henry stops the attack. But Conrad of Masovia is tenacious and tries his luck again in 1229. This time, the attack is more successful. He takes an important part of Little Poland and the Duchy of Cracow. Henry, the Duke of Silesia, is even a captive. [...]