George I of Brieg

George I
Duke of Legnica, Brzeg
George I of Brzeg and Anna of Pomerania
Born1481/83
Died30 May 1521
Noble familySilesian Piasts
SpouseAnna of Pomerania
FatherFrederick I of Legnica
MotherLudmila of Poděbrady

George I, Duke of Brieg (Brzeg) (Polish: Jerzy I brzeski; 1481 or 1483 – 30 May 1521), was Duke of Legnica from 1488 to 1505 (with his brother as co-ruler) and of Brzeg from 1505 to his death. He was a member of the Legnica-Brzeg branch of the Piast dynasty.

He was the third and youngest son of Frederick I, Duke of Chojnów-Oława-Legnica-Brzeg-Lubin, by his wife Ludmila, daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia.

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