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King Casimir III of Poland (1310-1370) made major contributions to the growth of the Polish state as it is known today. Poland's growth under his peaceful reign was memorialized in a popular saying to the effect that he inherited a Poland built of wood, but left the world a Poland built of stone. An oblong strip of land wedged among competing ...
Casimir III the Great, b 30 April 1310, d 5 November 1370. Polish king from 1333, last of the Piast dynasty. Casimir began the expansion of Poland into Ukrainian territory ( Chervona Rus’ ). Having made peace on his western border with Bohemia and the Teutonic Knights, Casimir obtained the support of Hungary and the neutrality of the Tatars.
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. Royal titles. Royal titles in Latin: Kazimirus, Dei gracia rex Poloniæ ac terrarum Cracoviæ, Sandomiriæ ...
4 days ago · Also known as. English. Casimir III the Great. King of Poland (1310-1370) Kazimierz III Wielki. Kazimierz Wielki. Casimirus III Magnus. Casimir.
CASIMIR III°CASIMIR III ° "The Great" (Kazimierz Wielki ; 1310–1370), Polish king traditionally depicted as a protector and benefactor of the Jews. Casimir continued his father's work of uniting the Polish realms. The stimulus given to the cultural and economic life of the country, and its progressive urbanization during his reign ...
Casimir III, Casimir the Great, Kazimierz Wielki, the Peasant's King died in 1370 naming his nephew, King Louis I of Hungary, as his successor. But a real prosperity would not begin until Jadwiga, daughter of Casimir's nephew, ascended to the Polish throne. With the Union of Krewo, Poles and Lithuanians finally had the opportunity to develop ...
Casimir III the Great was the King of Poland from 1333 until 1370. He was the son of Wladyslaw I the Short. He was the last king of the Piast dynasty, his daughter Jadwiga having married the Lithuanian duke Wladyslaw Jagiello.
