Hedwig hoots in the books ... She was buried at Trzebnica and declared a saint in 1267 but when Silesia became a Protestant polity her tomb was lost, being rediscovered only in 2020.

Hedwig was married to Henry the Bearded, Duke of Silesia - a territory that straddles the Polish, German and Czech borders. Henry and Hedwig had seven children, including the deliciously named ...

Hedwig was married to Henry the Bearded, Duke of Silesia - a territory that straddles the Polish, German and Czech borders. Henry and Hedwig had seven children, including the deliciously named ...