Henry VII (V) Rumpold also known as the Middle or the Greater (; b. ca. 1350 â d. 24 December 1395), was a Duke of à »agaà Â-Gà Âogów during 1368âÂÂ1378 (as a co-ruler with his brothers) and since 1378 ruler over half of Gà Âogów, à Âcinawa and Bytom Odrzaà Âski.
He was the second son of Henry V the Iron, Duke of à »agaà Â-Gà Âogów, by his wife Anna, daughter of Duke Wenceslaus of Pà Âock. The contemporary sources are often called him "Rumpold", and also Middle () to distinguish him from his older and younger brothers, who bore the same name, and Greater () due to his height and weight.
After his father's death in 1369, Henry VII ruled the Duchy of à »agaà Â-Gà Âogów jointly with his older brother Henry VI and his younger brother Henry VIII the Sparrow. In 1378 the Duchy was divided into three parts: Henry VII obtain the eastern part, who included Gà Âogów, Góra, à Âcinawa and Bytom Odrzaà Âski (actually only a half of this lands; the other half belonged to the Bohemian crown since 1360). After the division, Henry VII used the title of Lord of Gà Âogów and à Âcinawa.
In 1381 Henry VII demanded his younger brother Henry VIII the Sparrow pay tribute to the Duchy of Gà Âogów.
In 1383, using the internal difficulties of Poland (the period of interregnum after the death of King Louis) and, with the help of his brothers, they made an attempt to recover Wschowa. The unsuccessful siege led a retaliatory raid against Gà Âogów. In 1391 a second attempt to gain Wschowa was made. The conflict only ended with the agreement signed in Milicz on 7 August 1391 (the treaty was actually a temporary truce, but the military actions ended after that).
During the rest of his reign, Henry VII was in close contact with Duke Konrad II of Oleà Ânica, who supported him financially and militarily.
Henry VII suffered several health problems in his adulthood. His obesity caused a severe disease in his legs, characterized by open wounds which constantly bled. The progress of the disease was so frightful that at the end of his life he was transported in chairs, or carried in a litter. As a result of complications of his disease, Henry VII died suddenly in Boleslawiec and was buried in the Augustinian church in à »agaà Â.
Despite his disabilities, Henry VII was considered a good ruler. Under his reign Gà Âogów developed his economy well. After his death without issue (he never married), his lands were inherited by his only surviving brother, Henry VIII the Sparrow.
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