Henry III the White (Polish: Henryk III Biały) (1227/1230 – 3 December 1266) was a Duke of Wrocław from 1248 until his death (as co-ruler with his brother).
He was the third son of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wrocław, by his wife Anna, daughter of King Ottokar I of Bohemia.
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