Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels
| Joachim of Münsterberg | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | House of Poděbrady |
| Father | Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Mother | Anna of Sagan |
| Born |
18 January 1503 Oleśnica |
| Died | 27 December 1562 (aged 59) Wrocław/Breslau |
Joachim of Münsterberg (also: Joachim of Poděbrady or Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels; German: Joachim von Münsterberg or Joachim von Podiebrad; Czech: Jáchym z Minstrberka; 18 January 1503, Oleśnica/Oels – 27 December 1562, Wrocław/Breslau) was a Duke of Münsterberg and from 1536 to 1542 also Duke of Oels. He also held the title of a Count of Kladsko/Glatz, though he never ruled Kladsko. From 1545 to 1560 he was Bishop of Brandenburg.
Joachim was a member of the Münsterberg branch of the Bohemian noble Poděbrady family. His parents were Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels and Anna of Sagan, daughter of Duke John II "the Mad" of Żagań. At the instigation of his father, Joachim was brought up in 1515–1517 by Johann Hess, who at the time held a canonicate in Nysa.
After the death of their father, Charles I in 1536, the brothers Joachim, Henry II, John and George II initially ruled Münsterberg jointly. In a joint deed dated 25 June 1535, they awarded the city of Srebrna Góra/Silberberg, which belonged to Münsterberg, the status of free mining town. Unlike their father, Joachim and his brothers followed the Lutheran doctrine.
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