The Church of St. Mary Magdalene – the necropolis of the Piasts of Cieszyn – features the sepulchral tomb of Przemysław I Noszak, the eminent and most influential Duke of Cieszyn (1358-1410), from the Parler workshop. “A prudent, skilful and serious man”*, he made a career at the court of Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Emperor, as his close associate and advisor; as a diplomat, he was delegated to many countries (for example, he negotiated the marriage of Charles IV’s daughter Anne to English King Richard II). Appointed court judge and later governor of the Reich, he held responsible positions at the court for many years. During his reign, the boundaries of the estate of the Piasts of Cieszyn expanded considerably and civilisational changes took place in the duchy. The ambitious ruler, knowledgeable about Europe and broad-minded, carried out, among other things, the reconstruction of Cieszyn Castle (which had already been started by his predecessor) and was a patron of the arts. The duke also bought out the hereditary mayorship and led to the city adopting the Magdeburg law from Wrocław and, as a result, to the creation of a city council, which was of fundamental importance for the further development of Cieszyn. *Chronicle of Jan Długosz
