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House. House of Piast. Father. Casimir I of Kuyavia. Mother. Euphrosyne of Opole. 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 the Elbow-high (3 March 1260/19 January 1261 – 2...
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Władysław was the second son of the Polish duke Casimir the...
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One of the most brutal and wild periods in Poland’s history was tamed by an equally ruthless figure. Read 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.
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.
Oct 4, 2022 · King Władysław the Elbow-High was not elbow-high. October 4, 2022 Medieval. King Władysław I Łokietekthe, aka the Elbow-High, is esteemed in Polish history for unifying Poland under one crown in the 14th century. The son of a Polish prince of the ruling Piast Dynasty, he was an able soldier and diplomat who skillfully navigated the ...
He was called Łokietek, that means "the Short" or "Elbow-high". At the time of his birth Poland was divided into many independent states. For years Władysław struggled to unite Poland into one strong state. He was at war with a powerful king of Bohemia, Wenceslaus II.
