Jan IV of Oświęcim

Jan IV
Duke of Oświęcim, Gliwice
Coat-of-arms of Upper Silesia (Opole, Oświęcim, Gliwice, etc).
Bornc. 1426
Died1497
Noble familySilesian Piasts of Opole
SpousesKatharina
Barbara of Karniów
IssueHelena of Oświęcim
FatherCasimir I of Oświęcim
MotherAnna of Żagań

Jan IV of Oświęcim (Polish: Jan IV oświęcimski; c. 1426 – 1497), was a Duke of Oświęcim during 1434–1456 (until 1445 with his brothers as co-rulers) and Duke of Gliwice from 1465 to 1482.

He was the third son of Duke Casimir I of Oświęcim by his first wife Anna, daughter of Duke Henry VIII of Żagań.

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