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May 1, 2024 · This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Casimir II was the duke of Kraków and of Sandomierz from 1177 to 1194. A member of the Piast dynasty, he drove his brother Mieszko III from the throne and spent much of his reign fighting him.
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May 2, 2024 · A woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Lebanon County, according to police. South Lebanon Township said a driver struck 77-year-old Casimira Pakola on Eastfield Drive just after 7:30 a.m...
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May 8, 2024 · Wister and More Presents: The Casimir Trio. Sun. Nov. 24, 2024 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm. The Casimir Trio ( Marcantonio Barone, piano; Nancy Bean, violin; and Lloyd Smith, cello) has been an established chamber ensemble of 1807 & Friends for more than twenty years, performing the great piano trio repertoire of three centuries and championing new works.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Casimir III (born April 30, 1310, Kujawy, Poland—died November 5, 1370) was the king of Poland from 1333 to 1370, called “the Great” because he was deemed a peaceful ruler, a “peasant king,” and a skillful diplomat. Through astute diplomacy he annexed lands from western Russia and eastern Germany.
May 14, 2024 · St. Kazimierz (Casimir, 1458-1484) was a Prince of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the grandson of Władysław Jagiełło, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, whose marriage to Jadwiga, “king” of Poland [the ruler of Poland was “king,” irrespective of sex] brought the two countries together and brought Lithuania — the last pagan ...
3 days ago · Saint Casimir of Poland . Feast Day: March 4 – CNA . On March 4, the Catholic Church honors Saint Casimir Jagiellon, a prince whose life of service to God has made him a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and young people. In 1984, Pope John Paul II addressed Lithuanian pilgrims commemorating the 500th anniversary of the prince’s death.
