Frederick III of Legnica

Frederick III
Duke of Legnica
Frederick III, Duke of Legnica, engraving by Bartholomäus Strachowsky, 1733.
Born(1520-02-22)22 February 1520
Died15 December 1570(1570-12-15) (aged 50)
Noble familySilesian Piasts
SpouseKatharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
IssueHenry XI of Legnica
Katharina
Helena
Frederick IV of Legnica
FatherFrederick II of Legnica
MotherSophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Frederick III, Duke of Legnica (Polish: Fryderyk III Legnicki) (22 February 1520 – 15 December 1570) was a Duke of Legnica during 1547–1551 and 1556–1559 (both times was deposed by Habsburgs Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I).

He was the eldest son of Frederick II, Duke of Legnica-Brzeg, by his second wife Sophie, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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