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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.
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.
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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.
Wladyslaw I of Poland (1261 – 2 March 1333) was the ruler who united Polish lands into one state at the beginning of 14th century. 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".
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.
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.
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. A handful of armed men were retreating between limestone rocks, marking their way with red stains.
