Vladislaus II of Opole

Vladislaus II (c. 1332–1401), called Opolczyk, was the eldest son of Bolko II of Opole and became duke in 1356. He served Louis I of Hungary, becoming Count palatine (1367–1372), then governed Hungarian-ruled Ruthenia until 1378, and received Wieluń and Częstochowa for supporting Louis's Polish succession.

In 1382 he founded the Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, bringing the Black Madonna icon there. After Louis's death he claimed the Polish crown, but his 1388 coup failed, and his Teutonic alliances cost him his Polish fiefs in 1392. He died at Opole on 18 May 1401.