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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 .
Casimir or Kasimir III [1] (IV) [2] (1348 – 24 August 1372), oldest son of Barnim III, was one of the Dukes of Pomerania - Stettin (Szczecin). He died during a campaign against the Margraviate of Brandenburg during the siege of Königsberg (Neumark) in 1372.
- 1348
- 24 August 1372, Königsberg (Neumark)
- Agnes of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
- Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania
3 days ago · Casimir III (born April 30, 1310, Kujawy, Poland—died November 5, 1370) was the king of Poland from 1333 to 1370, called “the Great” because he was deemed a peaceful ruler, a “peasant king,” and a skillful diplomat.
His first wife was Anna, or Aldona Ona, the daughter of the prince of Lithuania, Gediminas. By Anna, he fathered proncess Cunigunda (d. 1357), who married Louis VI the Roman, the son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elisabeth, who married Duke Bogislaus V of Pomerania.
Nov 12, 2019 · He treated Casimir of Pomerania as his possible successor and was probably hoping to arrange a prestigious marriage for Elizabeth. He did not have to wait long. In July 1362, the King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV, lost his third wife, Anna of Swidnica in childbirth.
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Casimir (or Kazimierz) was born on April 30, 1310, in the town of Kowal, in Kujawy-Pomerania province in the central part of present-day Poland. He was the son of King Wladyslav I Lokietek, or Wladyslaw the Elbow-High.
Casimir or Kasimir III (IV) (1348 – 24 August 1372), oldest son of Barnim III, was one of the Dukes of Pomerania-Stettin (Szczecin). He died during a campaign against the Margraviate of Brandenburg during the siege of Königsberg (Neumark) in 1372.
