Casimir III the Great 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. He was the last Polish k
Casimir's tomb effigy at Wawel Cathedral
Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch, Klára Zách I, 1911. A painting by a Hungarian Art Nouveau painter depicts a younger Casimir in the company of his sister, Queen Elizabeth (on the left), conversing and observing the innocent Klára Záh, who stands at the center of the composition surrounded by ladies of the court.
A foundation stone for the Basilica at Wiślica, with Casimir kneeling beneath the Virgin Mary.
Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short, was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years.
Casimir III the Great
…reputation as one of Poland's most effective and influential medieval monarchs. Casimir was born on 30 April 1310 in Kowal, Kuyavia, the third son of Władysław I Łokietek (Ladislaus the Short) and Jadwiga of Kalisz. At the time of Kazimierz's birth, his father was one of the most powerful Polish princes, ruling over most…
Władysław's tomb effigy in Wawel Cathedral
Edict by Władysław I Łokietek in 1325 confirming the Cistercians of Byszewo continue to have the same rights as under German law and the continued ownership of their Abbey in Byszewo.
Sulejów Abbey is the place where the decision was made to send a letter to the Pope asking for the coronation of Władysław
King Władysław I Łokietek breaking off agreements with the Teutonic Knights at Brześć Kujawski, a painting by Jan Matejko in the National Museum in Warsaw