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There are more than 50 churches named after Casimir in Lithuania and Poland, including Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius and St. Kazimierz Church, Warsaw, and more than 50 churches in Lithuanian and Polish diaspora communities in America. Women's congregation Sisters of Saint Casimir was established in 1908 and remains active in the United States.
Sigismund Casimir Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt Kazimierz Waza; 1 April 1640 – 9 August 1647), was a Polish prince and the only legitimate son of King Wladislaus IV and his first wife Queen Cecilia Renata. He was named after his grandfather Sigismund III , and uncle John Casimir .
Casimir received a force of 1,000 heavy footmen and a significant amount of gold to restore his power in Poland. Casimir also signed an alliance with Yaroslav I the Wise, the Prince of Kievan Rus', who was linked with him through Casimir's marriage with Yaroslav's sister, Maria Dobroniega. With this support, Casimir returned to Poland and ...
The death of Matthias in 1490 was a great relief to Poland, and Casimir employed the two remaining years of his reign in consolidating his position still further. [16] In 1490, Casimir's son John Albert was elected the King of Hungary by a party among the Hungarian nobles. He was, however, defeated by his older brother, King Vladislaus II of ...
In 1660 John II Casimir was forced to renounce his claim to the Swedish throne and acknowledge Swedish sovereignty over Livonia and the city of Riga in modern-day Latvia. John Casimir had married his brother's widow, Marie Louise Gonzaga (Polish: Maria Ludwika), [5] who was a major support to the King. Marie Louise suddenly died in 1667 and ...
Casimir of Poland may refer to: Any ruler of Poland named Casimir: Duke Casimir I the Restorer (1016–58) High Duke Casimir II the Just (1138–94) King Casimir III the Great (1310–70) King Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427–92) Saint Casimir (1458–84), Polish–Lithuanian prince
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, retaining the title throughout the Galicia-Volhynia Wars .
(1) Helen of Znojmo, 7 children 5 May 1194 Kraków Aged about 56 Usurped power from brother Piast: Mieszko III 1190–1190 – – – Usurped Piast: Casimir II the Just 1190–1194 – – – Usurped Piast: High Duke Leszek I the White Polish: Leszek Biały 1194–1198 (3–4 years) c. 1184 /1185