Casimir the Great
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Casimir inherited a reunited Poland and shaped it into a major Central European power, which was subsequently nurtured through a brilliant golden age lasting three centuries.
Early Life
Casimir was born on April 30, 1310, the third son, sixth and youngest child, of Queen Jadwiga and King Władysław I. Stephan, the oldest, had died in 1306, and Władysław, the second oldest, died in 1312, leaving Casimir heir to the throne almost from birth. He was destined to become the most notable, but unfortunately the last, monarch of the ancient...
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