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
George William (german: Georg Wilhelm), also known as George IV William ( pl, Jerzy IV Wilhelm; 29 September 1660 – 21 November 1675) was the last Silesian duke of Legnica (Liegnitz) and Brzeg (Brieg) from 1672 until his death. He was the last ...
-Brieg and Wehlau.
Ferdinand II was the grand-grandson of
Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Adam Wenceslaus of Cieszyn ( pl, Adam Wacław cieszyński, cs, Adam Václav Těšínský, german: Adam Wenzel von Teschen; 12 December 1574 – 13 July 1617), was a Duke of Cieszyn from 1579 until his death.
He was the second but only surviving ...
. Son of
Ferdinand I Hohenstein and Anna Joanna Closen von Haidenburg, he had
epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrical ...
and died before having any offspring.
1681 births
1706 deaths
17th-century German people
18th-century German people
Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire
Neurological disease deaths in Germany
Deaths from epilepsy
Royalty and nobility with disabilities
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