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son Vladislas II. Casimir IV (born November 30, 1427—died June 7, 1492) was the grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92), who, by patient but tenacious policy, sought to preserve the political union between Poland and Lithuania and to recover the lost lands of old Poland. The great triumph of his reign was the final ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Casimir IV . Casimir IV, known as Casimir Jagiellonian Polish Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, (born Nov. 30, 1427—died June 7, 1492), Grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92). He became ruler of Lithuania by will of the boyars and king of Poland on his brother’s death.
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Casimir IV. Casimir IV may refer to: Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427–1492), Polish king. Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania (1351–1377)
Casimir IV Andreas ( Pools: Kazimierz IV Andrzej; Litouws: Kazimieras Jogailaitis, als Grootvorst van Litouwen Casimir I) ( Krakau, 30 november 1427 — Grodno ( Wit-Rusland ), 7 juni 1492) was een zoon van Wladislaus II Jagiello van Polen. Hij volgde in 1447 zijn broer Wladislaus van Varna op als koning van Polen.
He was a recipient of the English Order of the Garter (KG), the highest order of chivalry and the most prestigious honour in England. Following Casimir's death in 1492, John I Albert succeeded him as King of Poland, and Alexander Jagiellon was proclaimed Grand Duke of Lithuania. Casimir IV was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of ...
The tomb of Casimir IV Jagiellon ( Polish: Nagrobek Kazimierza IV Jagiellończyka ), located in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, is a late 15th century masterpiece created in red marble by German sculptor Veit Stoss in the late Gothic style. Casimir IV, a King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania of the Jagiellonian dynasty, was interred in the tomb ...
See also Casimir IV Jagiellon on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . CASIMIR IV., king of Poland (1427–1492), second son of Wladislaus II. Jagiello, was appointed while still a lad grand-duke of Lithuania by his father, and crowned king of Poland at Cracow in June 1447, three years after the death of his elder ...
