Editing Henry Probus (section)

===Kidnapping of Henry IV by Bolesław II the Bald===
Henry supported King Ottokar II in his fierce conflict with King [[Rudolph I of Germany]] in 1276, giving food and refuge to the Bohemian troops. When Ottokar was placed under the [[Imperial ban]], Duke [[Bolesław II the Bald]] of Legnica took the occasion, had his nephew Henry seized at [[Jelcz-Laskowice|Jelcz]] and imprisoned him in 1277.

Fortunately for Henry IV, the reaction to his imprisonment was indignation. Ottokar's Polish allies, Duke [[Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau|Henry III of Głogów]] and Duke Przemysł II of Greater Poland attempted to enforce Henry IV's liberation. The Bohemian king however only sent febrile appeals and request for release. Henry IV's allies were defeated by Duke Bolesław II 's son [[Henry V the Fat]] in the bloody Battle of [[Stolec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship|Stolec]] (24 April 1277), where both Dukes Przemysł II and Henry III were captured.

Henry IV could obtain his freedom only at the end of the year, when he finally decided to capitulate after hearing the defeat of his main ally King Ottokar II against the [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] and Hungarian troops at the 1278 [[Battle on the Marchfeld]]. Henry IV was forced to give Bolesław II one-third of his duchy including the towns of [[Środa Śląska]] and [[Strzegom]] and forced to pledge [[Krosno Odrzańskie]], which he had obtained from the Dukes of Głogów in 1273–1274, in order to obtain the money for his ransom.