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Jan
Jan
Reverend of twenty Wrocław dioceses
	Coat-of-arms of Upper Silesia (Cieszyn, etc)
Born	1339/40
Died	after 18 May 1359
Noble family	Silesian Piasts
Father	Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn
Mother	Euphemia of Warsaw

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Jan of Cieszyn (Polish: Jan cieszyński; 1339/40 – after 18 May 1359), was a Polish prince, member of the Piast dynasty in the Cieszyn branch.

He was the fourth son of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn, by his wife Euphemia, daughter of Duke Trojden I of Czersk-Warsaw.

Life

Like most of Casimir I's children, Jan was destined to the cleric since his early years, together with two of his sisters (Jolanta Helena and Elisabeth), and two of his brothers (Bolesław and Siemowit). The main reason for why Casimir I put three of his five sons to follow a church career was to prevent further division of the already small Duchy of Cieszyn between them after his death. In addition, the Duke of Cieszyn, as a loyal vassal of the Bohemian Kings, hoped to obtain the help of them in obtaining high ecclesiastical dignities for his sons.

Jan is mentioned in a Papal document of 18 May 1359 issued in Avignon. There is appointed as reverend of twenty Wrocław dioceses. Sources are silent about him after this, so is supposed that soon after he died prematurely. Some historians exposed the possibility that Jan had died before the issue of the Papal decree and the notice of his death not yet reached to Avignon.

Jan's place of burial is unknown.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Jan of Cieszyn

16. Casimir I of Opole

8. Władysław Opolski

17. Viola

4. Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn

18. Władysław Odonic

9. Euphemia of Greater Poland

19. Jadwiga

2. Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn

5. Grzymisława

1. Jan of Cieszyn

24. Siemowit I of Masovia

12. Bolesław II of Masovia

25. Pereyaslava of Galicia

6. Trojden I, Duke of Masovia

26. Traidenis, Grand Duke of Lithuania

13. Gaudemunda of Lithuania

3. Euphemia of Czersk-Warsaw

28. Lev I of Galicia

14. Yuri I of Galicia

29. Constance of Hungary

7. Maria of Galicia

30. Casimir I of Kuyavia

15. Euphemia of Kuyavia

31. Euphrosyne of Opole

References

This article was translated from his original in Polish Wikipedia.
Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast". Genealogy.EU.^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
Genealogy of the Dukes of Cieszyn

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+'''Jan of Cieszyn''' ({{langx|pl|'''Jan cieszyński'''}}; 1339/40 – after 18 May 1359), was a Polish prince, member of the [[Piast dynasty]] in the [[Duchy of Cieszyn|Cieszyn branch]].
 He was the fourth son of [[Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn]], by his wife Euphemia, daughter of Duke [[Trojden I of Czersk|Trojden I]] of [[Czersk]]-[[Warsaw]].
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 Like most of Casimir I's children, Jan was destined to the cleric since his early years, together with two of his sisters (Jolanta Helena and [[Elisabeth of Cieszyn|Elisabeth]]), and two of his brothers ([[Bolesław of Cieszyn (d. 1356)|Bolesław]] and [[Siemowit of Cieszyn|Siemowit]]). The main reason for why Casimir I put three of his five sons to follow a church career was to prevent further division of the already small Duchy of Cieszyn between them after his death. In addition, the Duke of Cieszyn, as a loyal vassal of the Bohemian Kings, hoped to obtain the help of them in obtaining high ecclesiastical dignities for his sons.
-Jan is mencioned in a Papal document of 18 May 1359 issued in [[Avignon]]. There is appointed as reverend of twenty [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław|Wrocław dioceses]]. Sources are silent about him after this, so is supposed that soon after he died prematurely. Some historians exposed the possibility that Jan had died before the issue of the Papal decree and the notice of his death not yet reached to Avignon.
+Jan is mentioned in a Papal document of 18 May 1359 issued in [[Avignon]]. There is appointed as reverend of twenty [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław|Wrocław dioceses]]. Sources are silent about him after this, so is supposed that soon after he died prematurely. Some historians exposed the possibility that Jan had died before the issue of the Papal decree and the notice of his death not yet reached to Avignon.
 Jan's place of burial is unknown.
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 ==References==
 *''This article was translated from his original in Polish Wikipedia.''
-*{{MLCC |warning=1 |url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SILESIA.htm#KasimirIdied1358 |title-date= |title= SILESIA|date=August 2012}}
 *[http://wwperson.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/cgi-bin/l3/LANG=engl/F=Hanus/N=v.Schlesien-Teschen/Q=D:n.18.5.1356 Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan]
-*{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/piast/piast8.html#AWA |title= Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast |publisher=[http://genealogy.euweb.cz Genealogy.EU]}}{{Self-published source|date=August 2012}}{{Better source|date=August 2012}}
+*{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/piast/piast8.html#AWA |title= Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast |publisher= Genealogy.EU}}{{Self-published source|date=August 2012}}{{Better source|date=August 2012}}
 *[http://www.poczet.com/cieszynscy.htm Genealogy of the Dukes of Cieszyn]
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Of Noble birth, but led clerical life around Warsaw
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1339/40
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Duchy of Cieszyn
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1359
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 [[Category:14th-century births]]
 [[Category:1359 deaths]]
-[[Category:House of Piast]]
+[[Category:Piast dynasty]]