Saint Casimir
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Casimir Jagiellon was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes Longinus, a Polish chronicler, dipl
Three-Handed Saint Casimir (16th century) is considered to be miraculous. He is depicted wearing Gediminas' Cap.
Długosz and Saint Casimir by Florian Cynk (circa 1869)
Casimir's silver sarcophagus at the Chapel of Saint Casimir, Vilnius Cathedral
Lithuanian folk sculpture of Saint Casimir
Jagiellonian dynasty
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The Jagiellonian dynasty,, also called Jagiellon dynasty, House of Jagiellon or simply the Jagiellons, was a Polish cadet branch of the Lithuanian ducal dynasty of Gediminids. It originated with Jogai
Jogaila, later Ladislaus II Jagiełło (c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434) was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434), King of Poland alongside his wife Jadwiga (1386–1399), and then sole King of Poland until his death.
Baptism of Władysław III of Poland at Wawel in 1425
The Crusade of Varna was a series of events in 1443–44 between the crusaders and the Ottoman Empire, culminating in a devastating Christian loss at the Battle of Varna on 10 November 1444.
Ladislaus III during battle of Varna, where he disappeared.