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Długosz and Saint Casimir by Florian Cynk (circa 1869) Prince Casimir's uncle Ladislaus the Posthumous, King of Hungary and Bohemia, died in 1457 at the age of 17, without leaving an heir. Casimir's father, King Casimir IV, subsequently advanced his claims to Hungary and Bohemia, but could not enforce them due to the Thirteen Years' War (1454 ...
Poland (red) at the end of the reign of Casimir III (1370); Silesia (yellow) had been lost, but the kingdom was expanding to the east Casimir was born on 30 April 1310 in Kowal, Kuyavia, [4] the third son of Ladislaus the Short and Jadwiga of Kalisz. [5]
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 ...
A full length sculpted effigy of Casimir lies on top of the sarcophagus. The effigy is highly unusual: Casimir is presented as being in agony and is dressed in a clerical cloak only used at coronations. Stoss's signature appears under the effigy's feet. [6] The sides of the sarchophagus bear the arms of Casimir's kingdoms and territories.
Casimir II, Duke of Pomerania-Demmin (c. 1180 – 1219) Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1348–1372) Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp (1351–1377) Saint Casimir (1458–1484), patron saint of Lithuania and Poland; Casimir I of Opole (1178/79–1230), Polish duke; Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth between 1515 and 1527
St. Adalbert of Prague St. Casimir St. Josaphat Kuntsevych St. Jadwiga of Poland St. Stanisław Kazimierczyk St. Ursula Ledóchowska St. Faustina Kowalska St. Theresia Benedikta of the Cross St. Pope John Paul II. Wojciech of Prague (Adalbert) (c. 956–997), Professed Priest of the Benedictines; Bishop of Prague (Nymburk, Czech Republic ...
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 ...
It was built and decorated in the Baroque style by Italian sculptors and architects commissioned by Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. [2] The centerpiece of the chapel is a faux marble altar which holds the silver sarcophagus with Casimir's remains and the painting Three-Handed St. Casimir.