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Casimir II the Just (Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy; 28 October 1138 – 5 May 1194) was a Lesser Polish Duke of Wiślica from 1166 to 1173, and of Sandomierz after 1173. He became ruler over the Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków and thereby High Duke of Poland in 1177; a position he held until his death, though interrupted once by his ...
Mar 24, 2023 · Casimir II, called the Just (Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy; 1138 – 5 May 1194), of the Piast Dynasty, was the youngest son of Boleslaus III by Salome von Berg-Schelklingen, daughter of Henry, Duke of Berg (of Wuerttemberg). He reigned as Duke of Kraków and senior prince of Poland (see Seniorate) from 1177 until his death.
- "Kazimierz II. Starszy"
- May 05, 1194Cracow, Poland
- before October 28, 1138
May 1, 2024 · 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. Mieszko actually regained power briefly in 1190–91, retaking Kraków. Casimir became Poland’s most powerful.
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Sep 7, 2023 · Casimir III the Great (Polish: Kazimierz Wielki; April 30 1310 – November 5, 1370), last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370), was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland.
- Kujawsko-Pomorskie
May 2, 2021 · It was thanks to the efforts of the ‘familia’, as the Czartoryskis and their supporters were known, that the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, a Czartoryski nephew and former lover of Empress Catherine II of Russia, was elected.
Casimir II the Just was a Lesser Polish Duke at Wislica during 1166–1173, and at Sandomierz after 1173. He became ruler over the Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków and thereby High Duke of Poland in 1177; a position he held until his death, interrupted once by his elder brother and predecessor Mieszko III the Old. In...
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Aug 8, 2023 · One of the must-see places is Kazimierz – the historic Jewish quarter in Kraków. Tragically, the Holocaust slashed down Krakow ’s Jewish community, which once made up 26% of the city’s populace.
