John II Casimir Vasa
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John II Casimir Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 to his abdication in 1668 as well as a claimant to the throne of Sweden from 1648 to 1660. He was the first son of Sigismu
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1658
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1667
Posthumous portrait by Bacciarelli, 18th century
Lwów Oath, by Jan Matejko, National Museum in Wrocław
Władysław IV Vasa
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Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Sweden and Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince of Poland and of Sweden, Władysł
John II Casimir Vasa
…from 1648 to 1660. He was the first son of Sigismund III Vasa with his second wife Constance of Austria. John Casimir succeeded his older half-brother, Władysław IV Vasa. As a prince, John Casimir embarked at Genoa for Spain in 1638 to negotiate a league with Philip IV of Spain against France, but was captured by Cardinal…
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (1620s)
Władysław in 1596. Painting by Martin Kober
Prince Władysław, aged about 10, c. 1605
Young Władysław