John II of Legnica

John II
Duke of Legnica
Coat-of-arms of Silesian Piasts
Born1477 (1477)
Died6 March 1495(1495-03-06) (aged 17–18)
Noble familySilesian Piasts
FatherFrederick I of Legnica
MotherLudmila of Poděbrady

John II of Legnica (Polish: Jan II Legnicki) (1477 – 6 March 1495) was a Duke of Legnica since 1488 until his death (with his brothers as co-ruler).

He was the eldest 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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