Tomb of Henry VI the Good
Henry VI the Good, also known as the Duke of Wrocław (March 18, 1294 – November 24, 1335), was the Duke of Wrocław from 1296 (together with his brothers as co-rulers until 1311). He was the second son of Henry V the Fat, Duke of Legnica-Wrocław, and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Duke Bolesław the Pious of Greater Poland.
The Mausoleum of the Silesian Piasts is located within the buildings of the Ursuline Convent, at Bishop Nanker Square. It is housed in the Church of St. Clare, built in 1260, and the chapel of St. Hedwig (mother-in-law of Duchess Anna) added to the south. In 1265, the earthly remains of the founder of the monastery were buried here. The origins of this establishment date back to 1257, when Duchess Anna of Wrocław, widow of Henry II the Pious, brought the Order of St. Clare from Prague.
The most impressive commemorative monument in the mausoleum is the full-length tomb of Henry VI the Good, the last of the Piasts of Wrocław. After his childless death in 1335, the Duchy of Wrocław came under the rule of the Czech crown.
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