Henry II the Pious

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Piast dynasty member duke human

Henry II the Pious was the Duke of Silesia and Poland who was killed leading Christian forces against the Mongols at the Battle of Legnica in 1241.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Piast dynasty member → duke → human →
areaOfInfluence	Greater Poland NERFINISHED → Lesser Poland NERFINISHED → Silesia →
burialPlace	Trzebnica Abbey →
causeOfDeath	battle injuries →
conflict	Battle of Legnica → Mongol invasion of Poland →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED →
dateOfBirth	circa 1196 →
dateOfDeath	1241-04-09 →
describedBySource	medieval Polish chronicles →
ethnicGroup	Poles →
father	Henry I the Bearded →
givenName	Henry →
historicalEra	High Middle Ages →
honorific	the Pious →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
militaryRank	commander of Christian forces →
mother	Hedwig of Andechs →
nobleFamily	Piast dynasty →
nobleTitle	Piast duke →
notableEvent	led coalition of Polish and German knights at Legnica →
notableFor	attempt to halt Mongol advance into Central Europe →
notableWork	Defense of Christendom against Mongol invasion →
opponent	Mongol Empire →
placeOfBirth	Silesia →
placeOfDeath	near Legnica →
positionHeld	Duke of Kraków → Duke of Poland → Duke of Silesia → High Duke of Poland →
predecessor	Henry I the Bearded →
reignEnd	1241 →
reignStart	1238 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Anna of Bohemia →
successor	Bolesław II the Bald → Konrad I of Głogów →
title	Duke of Greater Poland → Duke of Silesia → Duke of Wrocław → High Duke of Poland →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Legnica → Mongol invasion of Poland →	commander
Battle of Legnica →	notableDeath
Mongol invasions of Europe →	opponentCommander
Bolesław V the Chaste →	predecessor