What was Henryk IV Probus's primary role?

Henryk IV Probus served as the ruler of the Duchy of Wrocław, a key administrative and political entity in medieval Poland.

Where did Henryk IV Probus govern?

He governed the Duchy of Wrocław, which was established in 1173.

Was Henryk IV Probus involved in any notable military campaigns?

There is no information in the provided material regarding military campaigns.

What dynasty was Henryk IV Probus associated with?

He was part of the Piast dynasty, as indicated by his rule over the Duchy of Wrocław.

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław

Duke of Wrocław (1282-1290)

Person human Q53447

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: 1256, 1253, 1248, 1257, 1258^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Date of death: June 23, 1290, 1290^[11]
Place of death: Wrocław
Country of citizenship: Duchy of Wroclaw^[16]
Occupation: writer, ruler, poet
Position held: Duke of Wrocław^[17]
Father: Henry III the White^[13]
Mother: Judith of Masovia^[14]
Spouse: Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland^[15]
Sibling: Hedwig von Glogau^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German^[25]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[29]
Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Luchs: Schlesische Fürstenbilder des Mittelalters (1872), Neue Deutsche Biographie^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Different from: Henry II the Pious^[26]
Family: Piasts of Silesia^[19]
Given name: Henryk^[20]
P14608: 124928269^[30]
P14974: 43412^[31]
Place of burial: Wrocław^[12]
Writing language: Middle High German^[28]

🏷️ Also known as

en Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław en the Probus en Henry Probus en Heinrich IV Herzog von Breslau en Henry IV Probus, Duke of Cracow cs Jindřich IV. Probus de Heinrich IV., Herzog von Schlesien el Ερρίκος Δ΄ ο Ενάρετος en-gb Henryk IV Probus es Enrique IV de Breslavia fr Henri IV le Juste hu IV. Henrik lengyel fejedelem it Enrico IV di Polonia it il Giusto it il Probo ja ヘンリク4世 ko 헨리크 4세 nl Heinrich IV Herzog von Breslau nl Hendrik IV van Polen nl Henry III Probus, Duke of Cracow

🔖 Identifiers · 30

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VIAF cluster ID: 50712442
Library of Congress authority ID: n86119949
GND ID: 124928269
BHCL UUID: 5a4ac6aa-880f-4e37-babf-56dabce69f2e
BIBSYS ID: 12024230
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00583395
DDB person (GND) ID: 124928269
De Agostini ID: Enrico+IV+(duca+di+Slesia+e+Breslavia)
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 124928269
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: henrich-iv-probus
Enzyklopädie des europäischen Ostens ID: f2d9

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FAST ID: 198272
FactGrid item ID: Boris
Freebase ID: /m/09qsy
Genealogics.org person ID: I00064885
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID: person/875753550360
Image Archive, Herder Institute: Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław
Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID: henryk-iv-probus-prawy
NLP ID: a0000001182704
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810681103205606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3911077
Rodovid ID: 98763
Roglo person ID: p=henryk;n=piast;oc=6
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID: dw.1168
The Peerage person ID: p15227.htm#i152268, p4037.htm#i40369
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: henrikas-iv-dorasis
WeRelate person ID: Henry_IV_Probus_(1)
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJrGv9bmqQ3QyywkQhMgKd
Yale LUX ID: person/db17d5fa-3706-4e7b-9a41-67a154314c45

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Occupation 3

writer, poet, ruler

Country of citizenship 1

Duchy of Wroclaw

Described by source 1

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

Different from 1

Henry II the Pious

FactGrid item ID 1

Boris

Family 1

Piasts of Silesia

Father 1

Henry III the White

Given name 1

Henryk

Image Archive, Herder Institute 1

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

German

Parent of 1

Henry III the White

Place of burial 1

Wrocław

Place of death 1

Wrocław

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland

Spouses 1

Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland

Writing language 1

Middle High German

← Different from 1

Probus

← Image Archive, Herder Institute 1

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław

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Summary

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław was born in 1256^[1]. He died on June 23, 1290^[2], in Wrocław^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], ruler^[5], and poet^[6].

FAQs

Where did Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław die?

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław passed away in Wrocław^[3].

Who were Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław's parents?

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław's father was Henry III the White^[13]. Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław's mother was Judith of Masovia^[14].

Who was Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław married to?

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław's spouses include Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland^[15].

What did Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław do for work?

Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław worked as a writer^[4], ruler^[5], and poet^[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — place of death (P20): Wrocław. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — sex or gender (P21): male. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — father (P22): Henry III the White. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — mother (P25): Judith of Masovia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — spouse (P26): Matilda of Brandenburg, Duchess of Poland. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — country of citizenship (P27): Duchy of Wroclaw. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — position held (P39): Duke of Wrocław. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — family (P53): Piasts of Silesia. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — occupation (P106): ruler. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — place of burial (P119): Wrocław. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of birth (P569): 1256. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-09. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of birth (P569): 1253. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of birth (P569): 1248. w.genealogy.euweb.cz. w.genealogy.euweb.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of birth (P569): 1257. w.genealogy.euweb.cz. w.genealogy.euweb.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of birth (P569): 1258. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of death (P570): June 23, 1290. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — date of death (P570): 1290. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — given name (P735): Henryk. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — described by source (P1343): Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — described by source (P1343): Luchs: Schlesische Fürstenbilder des Mittelalters (1872). wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — described by source (P1343): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 2026-11-02. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — different from (P1889): Henry II the Pravoslav. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — sibling (P3373): Hedwig von Glogau. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — writing language (P6886): Middle High German. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — P14608 (P14608): 124928269. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Henryk IV Probus, Duke of Wrocław — P14974 (P14974): 43412. wikidata.org.

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