Henry of Almain Henry of Almain Henry of Almain (Anglo-Norman French: "Henri d'Almayne") (2 November 1235 – 13 March 1271) was the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and his first wife Isabel Marshal. His surname is derived from a vowel shift in pronunciation of "d'Allemagne" (English: of Germany), so called by the elites of England because of his father's status as the elected German King of the Romans (the "King of Almayne"). Henry was knighted by his father the day after Richard was crowned King of the Romans at Aachen, the usual coronation place for German kings. Richard's coronation took place
Henry VIII of Legnica (in Kuyavia) and also belonging to a religious state (in Gdańsk Pomerania)-, took place on 14 May 1389. Henry VIII's rule over Włocławek lasted nine years, during which time he had little interest in the fate of his subjects, limiting only to receive the large revenue from the Bishopric. He lived mostly in Silesia in the lands of his brother Rupert I and Wenceslaus II: Legnica, Wroclaw and Otmuchów. Henry VIII died in Legnica on 12 December 1398, probably poisoned during the banquet given by the Archbishop of Gniezno, Dobrogost z Nowego Dworu. He was buried in the cathedral of