Henry V the Iron

Henry V the Iron (c. 1319–1369), the only son of Henry IV the Faithful, became duke of Żagań in 1342 and spent his reign recovering lands lost by his father. In 1344 he accepted Bohemian vassalage from King John of Luxembourg in exchange for half of Głogów.

He attended Emperor Charles IV's Roman coronation in 1355 and in 1356 went on pilgrimage to Palestine. In 1363 his daughter Hedwig married King Casimir III of Poland. He went blind in 1367 and died in 1369.