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Louis I of Hungary
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Louis I of Hungary, also known as Louis the Great or Louis the Hungarian, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370 until his death in 1382. He was the first child of Char
Louis I as depicted in the Chronicon Pictum
Louis I as depicted in the Chronicon Pictum
Louis I's birth depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Louis I's birth depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
King Louis I as depicted in the Secretum Secretorum (Secret of Secrets)
King Louis I as depicted in the Secretum Secretorum (Secret of Secrets)
Charles, Margrave of Moravia (the future Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor), the father of Louis I's first wife, Margaret of Bohemia (from the Gelnhausen
Charles, Margrave of Moravia (the future Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor), the father of Louis I's first wife, Margaret of Bohemia (from the Gelnhausen Codex)
Casimir III the Great
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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
Louis I of Hungary
…in 1382. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of Poland, to survive infancy. A 1338 treaty between his father and Casimir III of Poland, Louis's maternal uncle, confirmed Louis's right to inherit the Kingdom of Poland if his uncle died without a son. In exchange, Louis was obliged to…
Casimir's tomb effigy at Wawel Cathedral
Casimir's tomb effigy at Wawel Cathedral
Pieczec Kazimierz Wielki
Pieczec Kazimierz Wielki
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, Que
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.
A foundation stone for the Basilica at Wiślica, with Casimir kneeling beneath the Virgin Mary.