Kiedy urodził się książę świdnicki Bolko II? Przyczynek do badań nad kwestią uzyskania wieku sprawnego przez książąt śląskich pod koniec XIII i w pier
When was prince Bolko II born? A reason for the research on the issue of obtaining the legal age by Silesian princes at the end of the 13th and in the

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is an attempt to answer the question on the date of birth of Bolko II, a prince from Świdnica, called Small, in the historiography. In so doing, it was necessary to agree on the date of his parents’ marriage, namely Bernard and Kunegunda Łokietek, which, in the light of the sources, is dated by the author of the text around 1310. Next, the author proves that the Silesian princes obtained legal age at the age of 14 at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Bearing in mind the very issues, the author thoroughly analysed all Bolko’s documents deriving from the first year of his ruling (1326). On the basis of the diplomas, he questioned an opinion on only a partial majority of the prince in 1326 and claimed that his ruling in the duchy must have begun in May 1326. Hence, knowing the date of Bernard’s marriage, and time of gaining legal age in Silesia at this time (it being 14), the author concludes that the most probable date of birth of Bolko II, the Small, is 1312.

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