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Kazimierz III of Gniewkowo's Seal. Kazimierz III of Gniewkowo (ca. 1280/84 – 22 August 1345/13 May 1350), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Inowrocław during 1287-1314 (under the regency of his mother until 1294 and his brother during 1294–1296), since 1306 vassal of the Kingdom of Poland, Governor of the Duchy of Pomerelia (Gdańsk Pomerania) during 1306-1309 (on ...
The Duchy of Gniewkowo [a] was a district principality and a fiefdom within the Kingdom of Poland during the era of fragmentation that was formed in 1314 from part of the Duchy of Inowrocław. The country was located in the Kuyavia and consisted of Gniewkowo and Słońsk Lands. Its capital was Gniewkowo and other important settlements were ...
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Kazimierz III the Great by Jan Matejko. Casimir III, called the Great (Polish: Kazimierz Wielki; 1310 – 1370), King of Poland (1333-70), was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland. Casimir III is the only Polish King who has been honored with the title 'Great', awarded less for military exploits ...
Kazimierz (Kaźko) III gniewkowski (ur. pomiędzy 1280 a 1287, zm. pomiędzy 1347 a 1350) – od 1306 lennik Polski, w latach 1306–1309 namiestnik na Pomorzu Gdańskim z ramienia Władysława Łokietka, od 1314 roku w wyniku podziału z braćmi książę gniewkowski, w latach 1332-1343 usunięty z księstwa przez Krzyżaków .
The Teutonic Knights laid siege to Gniewkowo in 1332 during their war with Poland. To avoid capture Casimir set fire to his stronghold and abandoned the town. He would not regain control of the duchy until the Treaty of Kalisz in 1343. In 1364/1365, Władysław the White mortgaged Gniewkowo to Polish King Casimir III the Great.
Kazimierz III of Gniewkowo (ca. 1280/84 – 22 August 1345/13 May 1350), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast, Duke of Inowrocław during 1287-1314 (under the regency of his mother until 1294 and his brother during 1294–1296), since 1306 vassal of the Kingdom of Poland, Governor of the Duchy of Pomerelia (Gdańsk Pomerania) during 1306-1309 (on behalf of his uncle Władysław I ...
Jadwiga of Kalisz. Signature. Casimir III the Great ( Polish: Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king from the Piast dynasty .
