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Casimir was the son of Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania and Elizabeth of Poland. [1] His maternal grandfather Casimir III the Great, the last king of Poland from the Piast dynasty, had no sons and brought him up at his court. After his grandfather's death in 1370, young Casimir initially became his partial successor, as the last will gave him ...
- 2 January 1377
- Elizabeth of Poland
Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; Polish: Kazimierz Andrzej Jagiellończyk [kaˈʑimjɛʂ jaɡʲɛ (l)ˈlɔj̃t͡ʂɨk] ⓘ; Lithuanian: Kazimieras Jogailaitis ⓘ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) [1] was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian ...
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Casimir IV was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under him, Poland defeated the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War and recovered Pomerania.
Apr 15, 2016 · The Life and Death of a King. King Casimir was born November 30, 1427 as the third and the youngest son of King Władysław II Jagiełło and his fourth wife, Sophia of Halshany. He became the Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1440 and the King of Poland in 1447. He ruled until the day of his death. The king is known in history as one of the most ...
- Natalia Klimczak
Casimir IV, 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 subjugation of the Teutonic Knights (1466).
Brief Life History of Casimir Andrew When Casimir Andrew Jagiellon IV, Grand Duke of Lithuania and , King of Poland was born on 30 November 1427, in Krakow, Małopolska, Poland, his father, King Ladislaus Jagiełło II, Grand Duke of Lithuania, was 75 and his mother, Zofia Sonka Holszańska, was 22.
Casimir V was the youngest son of Duke Swantibor III of (1351–1413), who ruled Pomerania-Stettin alone. His older brothers were Otto II (born: c. 1380 – died 1428) and Albert (died before 1412). His father made him leader of the Pomeranian contingent who took part in the Battle of Tannenberg (1410) on the side of the Teutonic Order.
