Charles Frederick I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
| Karl Friedrich I of Münsterberg-Oels | |
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Karl Friedrich I of Münsterberg-Oels - engraving by Jacob van der Heyden (1613)
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| Spouse(s) | Anna Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg Sophie Magdalene of Brzeg |
| Noble family | House of Poděbrady |
| Father | Karl II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Mother | Elisabeth Magdalena of Brzeg |
| Born |
18 October 1593 Oels, Silesia |
| Died | 31 May 1647 (aged 53) Oels] |
Karl Friedrich I of Münsterberg-Oels (also: Karl Friedrich I of Poděbrady; German: Karl Friedrich I. von Oels und Münsterberg or Karl Friedrich I. von Podiebrad; Czech: Karel Bedřich z Minstrberka; 18 October 1593, Oleśnica – 31 May 1647, Oleśnica) was Duke of Oels from 1617 to 1647 and Duke of Bernstadt from 1639 to 1647. He also held the titles of Duke of Münsterberg and Count of Glatz.
Karl Friedrich was a member of the Münsterberg branch of the Bohemian noble Poděbrady family. His parents were Karl II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels and Elisabeth Magdalena (1562–1630), daughter of Duke George II of Brieg.
After his father's death in 1617 Karl Friedrich took over the government of the Duchy of Oels. At the same time, he inherited joinly with his older brother Henry Wenceslaus, the Moravian estates Šternberk and Jevišovice. After Henry Wenceslaus's death in 1639, Karl Friedrich ruled these estates alone.
In 1619 Karl Friedrich was at the head of an embassy that had been sent to Prague by the Silesian Princes and Estates to invite the newly elected King of Bohemia Frederick V to an inaugural visit to Wrocław. In February 1620, during Frederick V's journey to Wrocław, Charles Frederick and his brother Henry Wenceslaus welcomed the new king in their North Moravian town of Šternberk.
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