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
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens (1620s)
Władysław in 1596. Painting by Martin Kober
Prince Władysław, aged about 10, c. 1605
Young Władysław
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
Władysław IV Vasa
…to relative internal calm in the Commonwealth. He died without a legitimate son and was succeeded to the Polish-Lithuanian throne by his half-brother, John II Casimir Vasa. Władysław's death marked the end of relative stability in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as conflicts and tensions that had been growing over…
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