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Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short (c. 1260/1 – 2 March 1333), was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years.
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Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short , was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years. He was a member of the royal Piast dynasty, the son of Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia, and great-grandson of High-Duke Casimir II the Just.
Biography. Władysław was born probably in 1261. He was a son of duke Casimir of Kuyavia. [1] He was the step-brother of duke Leszek the Black. He was called Łokietek, that means "the Short" or "Elbow-high". At the time of his birth Poland was divided into many independent states.
#heritage. One of the most brutal and wild periods in Poland’s history was tamed by an equally ruthless figure. Novelist Wojciech Zembaty tells us the story of how, after over a century of chaos, Władysław Łokietek, the so-called Elbow-High, took on his fellow Polish dukes and all of Bohemia to finally unite Poland.
May 5, 2024 · Władysław the Short or Elbow-high (or Ladislaus I of Poland, Polish: Władysław I Łokietek; 1261 - March 2, 1333), was a King of Poland. He was a Duke until 1300, and Prince of Kraków from 1305 until his coronation as King on January 20, 1320.
Oct 4, 2022 · King Władysław I Łokietekthe, aka the Elbow-High, is esteemed in Polish history for unifying Poland under one crown in the 14th century.
