Jan II the Mad

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Jan II the Mad
Born	16 April 1435
Died	22 September 1504(1504-09-22) (aged 69) Wołów
Buried	Parish church in Wołów
Noble family	Silesian Piasts of Głogów
Spouse(s)	Katharina of Opava
Father	Jan I of Żagań
Mother	Scholastika of Saxe-Wittenberg

Jan II the Mad also known as the Bad, the Wild or the Cruel (16 April 1435^{[citation needed]} – 22 September 1504), was a Duke of Żagań-Przewóz since 1439 (with his brothers as co-rulers until 1449), from 1449 Duke of Przewóz (as co-ruler of his younger brother), during 1461–1468 and briefly in 1472 Duke of Żagań and during 1476–1488 Duke of half-Głogów (the Duchy was finally reunited in 1480).

He was the fourth and youngest son of Duke Jan I of Żagań by his wife Scholastika, daughter of Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg and Elector of Saxony.