Ferdinand II Hohenstein
Duke of Silesia
About Ferdinand II Hohenstein
Lived 1681 – 1706 (aged 24–25).
Ferdinand II von und zu Hohenstein (1681/1682 - 6 April 1706) was the last of the Silesian Piasts. The last ruling Duke of Silesia of the later referred to as Silesian Piasts, was George William, Duke of Liegnitz-Brieg and Wehlau.
Ferdinand II was the grand-grandson of Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn. Son of Ferdinand I Hohenstein and Anna Joanna Closen von Haidenburg, he had epilepsy and died before having any offspring.
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Who was Ferdinand II Hohenstein?
Duke of Silesia
When was Ferdinand II Hohenstein born?
Ferdinand II Hohenstein was born in 1681.
When did Ferdinand II Hohenstein die?
Ferdinand II Hohenstein died in 1706.
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