Preczlaw of Pogarell
Preczlaw of Pogarell was born on May 5, 1310. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Preczlaw of Pogarell
Przecław of Pogorzela (Polish: Przecław z Pogorzeli; 5 March 1310 – 6 April 1376 in Otmuchów) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Bishop of Wrocław and Duke of Nysa from 1342–1376. Przecław of Pogorzela was born in 1310 into a noble family in the Duchy of Brześc. By April 1329 he was Canon of Wrocław. In 1336 he visited Bologna to study. On 5 May 1341, he was elected Bishop of Wrocław, but due to the opposition of the Archbishop of Gniezno, Janisław, he had to personally go to Avignon for Papal approval, which was confirmed on 28 January 1342. A tireless builder, he oversaw the…