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	Boleslaw of POLAND - King Sigismund II Augustus of POLAND
		\-Adelheid of HUNGARY Casimir of POLAND \-Salome of BERG-SCHELKLINGEN
		\-Adelheid of HUNGARY Dobronega (Liutgard) of POLAND \-Salome of BERG-SCHELKLINGEN
		\-Adelheid of HUNGARY Gertrud of POLAND \-Salome of BERG-SCHELKLINGEN
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	CASIMIR IV. - LoveToKnow Article on CASIMIR IV. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Casimir was to be a leading factor in this combination, and he took advantage of it to procure the election of his son Wladislaus as king of Bohemia.
		Hungary coming to the assistance of Poland, Lubart was defeated and taken prisoner; but Casimir, anxious to avoid a bloody war with Lithuanias Tatar allies, came to a compromise with Lubart whereby Poland retained Halicz with Lemberg, while Vladimir, B clx, and Brzesc fell to the share of Lithuania.
		Casimirs last political act was the conclusion of a fresh alliance with Louis of Hungary against Charles IV.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CASIMIR_IV_.htm (2594 words)

	Casimir IV of Poland
		Casimir IV Jagiello (1427 - 1492) of the House of Jagiello was grand duke of Lithuania from 1440 and king of Poland from 1447 until his death.
		Casimir, in alliance with the Prussian Confederation, defeated the Teutonic Order, which in the ensuing Second Treaty of Thorn recognised Polish sovereignty over western Prussia and the Polish crown's overlordship over eastern Prussia.
		A 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.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Casimir_IV.html (285 words)

	Station Information - Casimir IV of Poland
		Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellończyk) (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 Prussiansns for aid against the ruling Teutonic Order, which he promised; however, when he tried to annex Prussia, civil war broke out among Prussian cities, resulting in the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466).
		Casimir, in alliance with the Prussian Confederation, defeated the Teutonic Order, which in the ensuing Second Treaty of Thorn recognised Polish sovereignty over western Province of Prussia and the Polish crown's overlordship over eastern Prussia.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/casimir_iv_of_poland.html (279 words)

	SAINT CASIMIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Casimir was fifteen, his father placed him in nominal command of an army and sent him to Hungary, where dissension among the Hungarian noblemen led the elder Casimir to believe he could force a Polish ruler on that country.
		Casimir had no further part in his country's affairs until he was twenty-one, when he began a four-year rule of Poland while his father was absent on affairs of state in Lithuania.
		Today Casimir is the national patron of Poland and Lithuania and, because of his firmly kept purity, he is especially honored in these countries as a model for youth.
	www.stfrancisvernon.org /casimir.htm (480 words)

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		Casimir was the third of thirteen children born on October 5, 1458 at Cracow, Poland.
		His father was King Casimir IV of Poland and his mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Emperor Albert II of Austria.
		Casimir was the third son, and a very holy man named Jan Dlugosz tutored him and his two brothers, Ladislaus and John.
	www.christdesert.org /public_graphics/martyrology/names/c/casimir.txt (386 words)

	Casimir IV of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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.
		Casimir, in alliance with the Prussian Confederation, defeated the Teutonic Order taking over its capital in Malbork, which in the ensuing Second Treaty of Thorn recognised Polish sovereignty over Royal Prussia and the Polish crown's overlordship over Ducal Prussia.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Casimir_IV_of_Poland (434 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Casimir
		Prince of Poland, born in the royal palace at Cracow, 3 October, 1458; died at the court of Grodno, 4 March, 1484.
		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.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03402a.htm (914 words)

	John I of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the third son of Casimir IV, king of Poland, and Elizabeth, daughter of Emperor Albert II of Germany.
		At the conference of Leutschau in 1494 the details of the expedition were arranged between the kings of Poland and Hungary and the elector Frederick of Brandenburg, with the co-operation of Stephen, hospodar of Moldavia, who had appealed to John Albert for assistance.
		Be that as it may, the Poles entered Moldavia not as friends, but as foes, and, after the abortive siege of Suczawa, were compelled to retreat through the Bukowina to Sniatyn, harassed all the way by the forces of the hospodar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_I_of_Poland (380 words)

	Casimir IV of Poland : Casimir IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Casimir IV of Poland : Casimir IV terms defined : Casimir IV of Poland : Casimir IV
		The son of king II of Poland">Ladislaus II and younger brother to III of Poland">Ladislaus III, Casimir succeeded the latter after a three-year interregnum.
		His marriage in 1454 to Elisabeth (daughter of II of Habsburg">Albert II of Habsburg), a member of the Habsburg house as well as the granddaughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, eventually allowed his son Ladislaus to combine the thrones of Hungary and Bohemia.
	www.termsdefined.net /ca/casimir-iv.html (520 words)

	Wladislaus II of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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)

	Ancestors and Family of Casimir IV of Poland
		Casimir was thus the second in succession to the throne, and, after Wladyslaw had succeeded his father in 1434, he became the legal heir.
		Casimir was neither a splendid ruler nor a good and wise administrator, but a mistrusting, cautious, and sober head of a large family who regarded Lithuania as his personal estate.
		Casimir married Elizabeth of Bohemia Habsburg, daughter of Albert of Austria Habsburg and Elizabeth of Bohemia, in 1454.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/3/3557.htm (1040 words)

	St. Casimir
		His father was Casimir IV, King of Poland and Grand Prince of Lithuania; his mother, Eliza-beth of Austria, was daughter of Emperor Albrecht II Habsburg.
		When Casimir was approximately 16 or 17 years old, he began traveling with his father through their realm, attending diets, meetings of the State Council, and receptions of representatives of foreign countries, in order to gain experience in affairs of state.
		To Lithuanians St. Casimir is, in the words of the German writer and thinker Hermann Hesse, "the kind of man I am seeking and one that I would wish to meet up with: one who is equally likeable in company, as well as in solitude; one who is equally effective in action as in contemplation".
	www.lcn.lt /en/bl/sventieji/kazimieras (1262 words)

	Encyclopedia: Boleslaus IV of Poland
		Boleslaus IV the Curly (Polish: BolesÅaw KÄdzierzawy) - high-duke of Poland (1146-1173)
		Casimir I on Jan Matejkos painting Casimir I, the Restorer (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) (1015-1058), duke of Poland, was the son of Mieszko II of Poland and Rixa von Lothringen.
		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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boleslaus-IV-of-Poland (2157 words)

	Hungarian Saints -- Casimir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ST CASIMIR OF POLAND (A.D. ST CASIMIR, to whom the Poles gave the title of "The Peace-maker", was the third of the thirteen children of Casimir IV, King of Poland, and of Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of the Emperor Albert II.
		Casimir was the second son; he and his two brothers, Ladislaus and John, had as their tutor John Dlugosz, the historian, a canon of Cracow and a man of extraordinary learning and piety.
		Casimir is sometimes referred to as king of Poland and Hungary, though he never occupied the throne of either country.
	www.katolikus.hu /hun-saints/casimir.html (879 words)

	Detailed Country Profile: Poland
		Poland has a long independent history and regained independence in 1918 by the unification of Polish territories of Russia, Austria-Hungary and Germany.
		Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century.
		Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/pl (450 words)

	Sly's Fifteenth Century TimeLine
		Poland defeats the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald.
		Casimir IV of Poland goes to war against the Teutonic Knights.
		Four-year-old Richard, Duke of York and son of King Edward IV of England is married to six-year-old Anne Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk.
	www.edwardsly.com /1400-99.html (1128 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : March 04, 2005 : Casimir of Poland
		Casimir was born in 1458 and was the son of the King of Poland.
		Casimir, to whom the Poles gave the title of "The Peace-maker", was the third of the thirteen children of Casimir IV, King of Poland, and of Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of the Emperor Albert II.
		King Casimir, however, was greatly incensed at the failure of his ambitious projects and would not permit his son to return to Cracow, but relegated him to the castle of Dobzki.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-03-04 (1002 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1583 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Gaston IV of FOIX married Eleanor of NAVARRE on 30 Jul 1436.
		Wladyslaw IV Sigismund of Poland VASA [Parents] was born 9 Jun 1595.
		Cecilie married Wladyslaw IV Sigismund of Poland VASA on 13 Sep 1637.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1583.htm (281 words)

	Hel, Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1466 king Casimir IV of Poland granted the town as a fief to the rulers of Gdańsk, which ended the century-long struggle for economical domination over the Gdańsk Bay.
		In 1526 king Sigismund I the Old halted all privileges granted previously to Hel and sold the town and the peninsula to the city authorities of Gdańsk.
		The harbour was expanded and in 1936 the President of Poland declared the peninsula a "Fortified Area" under jurisdiction of the Polish Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hel,_Poland (828 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg1321 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Henry the Pious of Saxony WETTIN was born 16 Mar 1473 and died 18 Aug 1541.
		Sigismund I the Elder of POLAND died 1548.
		Barbara of POLAND was born 15 Jul 1478.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg1321.htm (490 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 11390
		Heinrich IV Herzog von Bayern-Landshut was the son of Friedrich II Herzog von Bayern-Landshut and Magdalan Visconti.
		She married Casimir IV Jagellon, King of Poland, son of Wladislaw II Jagellon, King of Poland and Sophie of Holszany, in 1454.
		Casimir IV Jagellon, King of Poland was the son of Wladislaw II Jagellon, King of Poland and Sophie of Holszany.
	www.thepeerage.com /p11390.htm (1296 words)

	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)

	Alexander of Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander the Jagiellonian (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellonczyk, Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis) (1461-1506), king of Poland and grand-duke of Lithuania, fourth son of Casimir IV, king of Poland, was elected grand-duke of Lithuania on the death of his father in 1492, and king of Poland on the death of his brother John Albert in 1501.
		Straightaway, his relative lack of funds made him subservient to the Polish senate and nobles (szlachta), who deprived him of the control of the mint (then one of the most lucrative sources of revenue of the Polish kings), curtailed his prerogative, and generally endeavoured to reduce him to a subordinate position.
		During his reign Poland suffered much humiliation from the attempts of her subject principality, Moldavia, to throw off her yoke.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_of_Poland (284 words)

	Curse of the Open Tomb
		June 7, 1492) was the grand duke of Lithuania (1440-92) and king of Poland (1447-92).
		Casimir was the second son of Wladyslaw II Jagiello and his fourth wife, Zofja Holszanska.
		The remains of King Casimir IV and his wife Elizabeth were interred in a tomb situated in the chapel of Wawel Castle in Krakow, Poland.
	www.catchpenny.org /curse.html (824 words)

	First Polish Saint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Casimir, the third of thirteen children of Casimir IV, King of Poland and Elizabeth of Austria, dauther of the Emperor Albert II.
		In honor of the Virgin Mary, Casimir frequently recited the long Latin hymn "Omni die dic Mariae", a copy of which was by his desire buried with him.
		Casimir's austerities did nothing to help the lung trouble from which he suffered.
	members.aol.com /jjnowicki/polcasim.htm (167 words)

	Alexander of Poland - Wikipedia
		Alexander (1461-1506), king of Poland and grand- duke of Lithuania, fourth son of Casimir IV., king of Poland, was elected grand-duke of Lithuania on the death of his father in 1492, and king of Poland on the death of his brother John Albert in 1501.
		The utmost the king could do was to garrison Smolensk and other fortresses and employ his wife Helena, the czar's daughter, to mediate a truce between his father-in-law and himself.
		During his reign Poland suffered much humiliation from the attempts of her subject principalities, Russia and Moldavia, to throw off her yoke.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_of_Poland (256 words)

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