Konrad III Rudy
Konrad III Rudy, also known in English as Konrad the Red (1447/48 – 28 October 1503), was a Polish prince and member of the Piast dynasty in the Masovian branch. He was a duke of Czersk, Liw, Warsaw, Nur, Łomża, Ciechanów, Różan, Zakroczym and Wyszogród during 1454-1471 jointly with his brothers (under regency until 1462), Duke of Płock, Wizna, Płońsk and Zawkrze during 1462-1471, and after the division of the paternal domains in 1471, sole ruler over Czersk and Liw, over Wyszogród during 1474-1489 and again in 1495, over Zakroczym since 1484, over Nur since 1488 and over Warsaw since 1489.
Konrad III Rudy | |
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| Duke of Masovia | |
| Born | 1447/48 |
| Died | 28 October 1503 (aged 56-57) Osieck |
| Buried | St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw |
| Noble family | House of Piast |
| Spouse(s) | Magdalena Stawrot m. 1468/70 - wid. 1476/77 N, daughter of Alexius m. 1477 - wid. (or div.) 1493 Anna Radziwiłł m. 1496/97 - his death |
| Issue | Sophia of Masovia Anna of Masovia Stanisław of Masovia Janusz III of Masovia |
| Father | Bolesław IV of Warsaw |
| Mother | Barbara Olelkovna |
He was the third son of Bolesław IV of Warsaw and Barbara Olelkovna, a daughter of Kievan duke Olelko Volodymyrovych). The premature death of his two older brothers during 1453-1454 left him as the eldest surviving son of his family.