Problem studiów praskich księcia opolskiego Bolka V
The issue of Prague studies of Bolko V, the Duke of Opole

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author returns to the hypothesis on the sojourn of the Polish duke from the Piasts of Opole at the university in Prague. So far, the historians who believed that Bolko V in his youth studied in Prague and there acquired the title of bachelor (Polish: bakałarz) were based only on the information found in “The Głogów Annals”. However, an important source proving the connection of Bolko V with Prague are previously not used court trial sources, presenting a dispute between a Prague student, Henryk of Karszow and the young duke of Opole. Court files themselves only point to the fact that Bolko V stayed in Prague, where he supposedly assaulted and robbed Henryk — however, linking them to the information from the abovementioned “The Głogów Annals” makes it nearly certain that the duke commenced studies in the Czech capital. Furthermore, the author hypothetically defines the date when the duke of Opole commenced studies as mid-1409 and claims he supposedly finished the studies in mid-1413.

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