Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg | |
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| Born | (1545-05-22)22 May 1545 Oleśnica |
| Died | 17 March 1569(1569-03-17) (aged 23) Oleśnica |
| Noble family | House of Poděbrady |
| Father | John, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Mother | Christina Catherine of Schidlowitz |
Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg (alsoCharles Christopher of Poděbrady,Czech:Karel Krištof z Poděbrad orKarel Krištof z Minstrberka; 22 May 1545,Oleśnica – 17 March 1569, Oleśnica) was duke ofMünsterberg from 1565 until his death. He also held the title of Count ofGlatz.
Charles Christopher, Duke of Münsterberg was a member of the Münsterberg branch of theHouse of Poděbrady. His parents were DukeJohn of Münsterberg-Oels and his first wife Christina Catherine of Schidlowitz (Czech:Kristyna Katarzyna Szydłowiecka; 1519–1556).
In 1558 Charles Christopher undertook aGrand Tour through Europe and then stayed at the court of EmperorFerdinand I. After the death of his father, who had married his second wife Margaret (d. 1580), a daughter of DukeHenry II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel since 1561, Charles Christopher inherited in February 1565 the duchy of Münsterberg. TheDuchy of Oels was inherited his cousinCharles II, theDuchy of Bernstadt was inherited by his brotherHenry III. Like his father and his brothers Charles Christopher supported theReformation in his territory. In 1567, Catholic services were suspended in the Peter and Paul cathedral in Münsterberg.
Charles Christopher was not married, and died after a short reign only four years later at the age of 24 years. With his death the rule of the House of Poděbrady in Münsterberg ended. The duchy fell to theBohemian Crown as a vacantfief. The other lines of the Poděbrady family were allowed to use the title of "Duke of Münsterberg" until the Poděbrady family died out in 1647.
Ten years after Charles Christopher's death his cousin Barbara of Bieberstein donated a marbleepitaph to the Castle Church atOels. It was probably created by Hans Fleiser (also called Gruyter) and shows Duke Charles Christopher clad in armour.[1]
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