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Jan II the Mad also known as the Bad the Wild or the Cruel (Polish: Jan II Szalony or Zły or Dziki or Okrutny; 16 April 1435 – 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.