August of Legnica
August | |
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| Count of Legnica | |
Coat of arms of the Barons and later Counts of Legnica. | |
| Born | 21 August 1627 Brzeg |
| Died | 14 May 1679 Siebenhufen near Przeworno |
| Noble family | Silesian Piasts |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Raupowsky |
| Issue | Christian August Anna Louise Elisabeth Johanna Elisabeth |
| Father | John Christian of Brieg |
| Mother | Anna Hedwig of Sitzsch |
Count August of Legnica (Polish: August hrabia legnicki; German: Graf August von Liegnitz; Brzeg, 21 August 1627 – Siebenhufen near Przeworno, 14 May 1679), was the last male-line member of the House of Piast.
He was the ninth (fourth surviving) son of John Christian, Duke of Brzeg-Legnica-Wołów-Oława, but the first-born by his second wife Anna Hedwig of Sitzsch.