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	John II Casimir of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John II Casimir Vasa (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza, March 22, 1609 - December 6, 1672), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Duke of Opole in Silesia.
		Poland and Sweden were also on opposite sides in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), although Poland, for the most part, avoided taking part in any major military actions in that war.
		In 1660 John Casimir II was forced to renounce his claims to the Swedish throne and acknowledge Swedish sovereignty over Livonia and city of Riga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_II_of_Poland (973 words)

	Augustus II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Augustus II, nicknamed "the Strong" (May 12, 1670–February 1, 1733; (Polish: August II Mocny; German: August II der Starke) was Elector of Saxony (where he was known as Frederick Augustus I) from 1694 to 1733 and King of Poland from 1697 to 1704 and again from 1709 to 1733.
		Although he was unsuccessful in his attempt to make the Polish kingdom hereditary, his eldest son, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, followed him as King of Poland as Augustus III, although he had to be installed by a Russian army in the War of the Polish Succession.
		Although this figure would be extremely difficult to verify, Augustus II did father a very large number of illegitimate children, the most famous of whom was Maurice, comte de Saxe (his son by), the brilliant French military commander.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Augustus_II_of_Poland (892 words)

	Casimir IV of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, Lithuanian Kazimieras Jogailaitis) (1427 - 1492), of the House of Jagiello was grand duke of Lithuania from 1440 and king of Poland from 1447 until his death.
		That same year, Casimir was approached by the Prussians for aid against the ruling Teutonic Order, which he promised, by the act of incorporation of Prussia to Polish Kingdom; however, when the cities of Prussia rebelled against Teutons, the order resisted with greater strength than expected, and the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466) ensued.
		His son named Casimir was to have been married to the daughter of emperor Frederick III but he instead chose a religious life, eventually becoming canonized as St.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Casimir_IV_of_Poland (434 words)

	Sigismund II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572), Polish: Zygmunt II August, was the only son of Sigismund I the Old., King of Poland, whom he succeeded in 1548, and Bona Sforza.
		A far less imposing figure than his father, the elegant and refined Sigismund II was nevertheless an even greater statesman than the stern and majestic Sigismund I.
		Sigismund II died at his beloved Knyszyn on July 6, 1572, at the age of 52.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sigismund_II_of_Poland (849 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Casimir
		He was the grandson of Wladislaus II Jagiello, King of Poland, who introduced Christianity into Lithuania, and the second son of King Casimir IV and Queen Elizabeth, an Austrian princess, the daughter of Albert II, Emperor of Germany and King of Bohemia and Hungary.
		Sigismund I, King of Poland, petitioned the pope for Casimir's canonization, and Pope Leo X appointed the papal legate Zaccaria Ferreri, Bishop of Guardalfiera, the Archbishop of Gnesen, and the Bishop of Przemysl to investigate the life and miracles of Casimir.
		In Poland and Lithuania churches and chapels are dedicated to him, as at Rozana and on the River Dzwina near Potocka, where he is said to have contributed miraculously to a victory of the Polish army over the Russians.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03402a.htm (914 words)

	Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, King of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was the son of Stanislaw Poniatowski, Castellan of Kraków, and brother of Michal Jerzy Poniatowski, primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland.
		He protested the first partition of Poland (1772); but being powerless to do anything about it, and in the face of implacable opposition from Polish magnates, he was obliged to place his reliance in Russia's German ambassador,.
		He was accused by some of striving for absolutism, of doing away with the liberties of the szlachta (Polish nobility), of desiring the downfall of the Roman Catholic Church; by others, of weakness and subservience, even of treason, especially after he had joined the Targowica Confederation.
	butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Stanislaus_II_of_Poland (971 words)

	Wladislaus II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Jagiellonian era is usually characterised as the start of Poland's "golden age", and saw the country become a major European power and extend its frontiers to the north and east.
		Before that the Piasts were monarchs of Poland, in last century intermitting with the Bohemian Przemysls and followed by a brief period of Angevins.
		Jagiello was married in 1385 to Queen Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399).
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wladyslaw_II_Jagiello (1203 words)

	Casimir II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Casimir II the Just (1138 – 5 May 1194; Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland.
		He reigned as duke of Kraków and senior prince of Poland (see Seniorate) from 1177 until his death.
		Born shortly before or after his father's death, and omitted (possibly for that reason) from Boleslaus's will dividing the kingdom between Casimir's four elder brothers, he set about securing the territorial basis for a claim to power, gaining the dukedom of Wislica in 1167 and of Sandomierz in 1173.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casimir_II_of_Poland (189 words)

	Encyclopedia: May 5
		Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that...
		Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (Vienna, May 5, 1747 â€“ Vienna, March 1, 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand-duke of Tuscany.
		Casimir II the Just on a painting by Jan Matejko Casimir II the Just (1138 - 5 May 1194; Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland.
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	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. Casimir
		As a prince of Poland, the second son of King Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Austria, his life was scheduled to cement his father's authority and increase Poland's power.
		Casimir's commitment to what he believed was right only grew stronger in his exile and he refused to cooperate with his father's plans any more despite the pressure to give in.
		Casimir is patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=33 (591 words)

	Constance of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Constance of Austria (also known as Constance Renate of the Habsburgs, in Polish as Konstancja Austriaczka or Konstancja Rakuszanka) (1588-1631) was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria.
		Constance's sister Anna of Austria was the first wife of Wasa king Sigismund III of Poland and Sweden.
		John Casimir (1609-1672), (reigned 1648-1668 as John Casimir II Vasa of Poland)
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Constance_of_Austria (181 words)

	Konrad I of Masovia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Konrad of Mazovia (1187 - 1247) was Duke of Mazovia, son of Casimir II of Poland ("the Just") and Helen, princess of Moravia.
		After his father's death in 1194, he was brought up by his mother and in 1202 he received Mazovia and Kujawy.
		Over the coming centuries this would lead to the famous battle of Grunwald and eventual loss of Pomorze and Prusy territories by Poland.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Konrad_I_Mazowiecki (189 words)

	John II Casimir Of Poland Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Poland and Sweden were also on opposite sides in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), although Poland, for the most part, has avoided taking part in any major military actions in that war.
		In 1641 he decided to became a Jesuit, in 1642 he leaves the Commonweal again, accompanying his sister to Germany, then joins the Society of Jesus in 1643, against vocal opposition from king Władysław, which causes a diplomatic rift between the Commonwealth and the Pope.
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	John II of Poland - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Casimir II Vasa of Poland, or Jan II Kazimierz Waza, (1609-1672), King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Duke of Opole in Silesia.
		His parents were Sigismund III of Poland (1566-1632), and Constance of Austria (1588-1631).
		Poland and Sweden were also on opposite sides in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
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	Poznan Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located by the Warta River, it is one of the oldest Polish cities, an important historical center and the capital of Greater Poland, the cradle of the Polish state, and Poland's capital in the mid-10th centurytenth century during the early Piast dynasty.
		It is one of Poland's oldest Polish citiescities and a significant historical center.
		It was the capital of Greater Poland, the cradle of the Polish state, and Poland's capital in the mid-10th centurytenth century during the early Piast dynasty.
	www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Poznan (1658 words)

	Augustus II (from Poland, history of) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Though he regained Poland's former provinces of Podolia and the Ukraine, his reign marked the beginning of Poland's decline as a European power.
		One of the largest of the countries of eastern Europe, Poland was the first of these countries to liberate its government from the Communist domination endured for 45 years.
		It was the relegalization of the trade union Solidarity and the agreement to hold partially free parliamentary elections that appeared to have opened the floodgates of radical reforms that spilled...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-28196?tocId=28196 (868 words)

	Henry II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Henry II the Pious, Henryk II Pobożny (b.
		Henry the Pious succeeded his father in 1238 and became the most powerful of the all Polish dukes.
		In 1239 supported the pope in his conflict with emperor Frederick II.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Henry_II_of_Poland (185 words)

	AllRefer.com - Casimir II (Polish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Casimir II 1138–94, duke of Poland (1177–94), youngest son of Boleslaus III.
		A member of the Piast dynasty, he drove his brother Mieszko III from power at KrakOw in 1177 and became the principal duke of Poland.
		At the Congress of Leczyca (1180) the nobility and clergy, in return for privileges he had granted them, vested Casimir's descendants with hereditary rights to the crown.
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	Casimir
		Casimir is the Anglicized form of the Polish name Kazimierz meaning “Destroy Great” or “Destroy Peace” from “kazic” (to destroy, to break) and “meri” (great) or “mir” (peace).
		Casimir was also (through royal intermarriage) found in neighboring German countries, and from there it passed into France.
		In spite of Casimir Pulaski, the famous Polish nobleman and American general, Casimir was not found in the United States until the early 20th century, when it makes an appearance thanks to Polish immigrants and their descendants.
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/c/casimir.html (131 words)

	Casimir II
		Casimir II Casimir II, 1138–94, duke of Poland (1177–94), youngest son of Boleslaus III.
		Boleslaus III - Boleslaus III, 1085–1138, duke of Poland (1102–38).
		Poland - Polish Royalty Mieszko I, duke of Poland (962–92), the first important member of the Piast...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0810700.html (162 words)

	1173 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		End of reign of Polish ruler Boleslaus IV of Poland and start of reign of Casimir II of Poland
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	ONLIPIX - Great names pictures : CAS
		CASIMIR I (king of Poland from 1034 to 1058, son of MIESZKO II and RYCHEZA, aka 'the Restorer')(1016-1058)
		CASIMIR III (king of Poland from 1333 to 1370, son of WLADILAW I 'Lokietek')(1310-1370)
		CASIMIR IV (king of Poland from 1447 to 1492, son of WLADILAW II)(1427-1492
	www.onlipix.com /personages/cas.htm (120 words)

	Polish History: chapter/book-length sites
		An illustrated history of Poland in 21 chapters which was published in 1917.
		A history of Poland illustrated with historical paintings: five webpages and 26 sections.
		A history of Poland, primarily in the realm of diplomatic and military actions, in seven sections.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/history/overview/link.shtml (552 words)

	Casimir II of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Image:Kazimierz_Sprawiedliwy.jpgthumbnail200pxright'' Casimir II the Just on a painting by Jan Matejko''/
		Casimir II the Just''' (1138 - 5 May 1194; Polish languagePolish: '''Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland.
		Parents: Boleslaus_III_of_PolandBoleslaus III the Wrymouth, duke of Poland, and Salome von Berg-Schelklingen/, daughter of Henry duke of Berg,
	www.infothis.com /find/Casimir_II_of_Poland (156 words)

	Poland
		Augustus II, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733)
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		Emerging leader of the tax avant-garde: Poland's proposal to institute a flat tax on individual and corporate incomes.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0775515.html (319 words)

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	1173 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		End of reign of List of Polish rulersPolish ruler Boleslaus IV of Poland and start of reign of Casimir II of Poland/
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	Articles - John II Casimir of Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the Deluge almost entire Polish territory was captured by the Swedes, who, although unable to retain most of their conquests and forced to reateat, had devastated the entire country.
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		Calypso Wireless has partnered with an Italian company to carry out a demo of VoIP over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) utilizing a GSM-GPRS cell phone.
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