S9.com / Biographies /
1427 - Born on November 30th. Polish monarch.
- Casimir IV, King of Poland, second son of Wladislaus II Jagiello, was appointed while still a lad grand-duke of Lithuania by his father.
1447 - He was crowned King of Poland at Cracow in June, three years after the death of his elder brother, Wladislaus III, at the battle of Varna.
1450 - He became a member of the Order of the Garter.
1454 - Casimir issued a manifesto directing the incorporation of the Prussian provinces with Poland, but granting them at the same time freedom from taxation and full autonomy.
- King Kazimierz incorporated Prussia into Poland promising the inhabitants equal rights with the Poles.
1490 - The death of Matthias was a great relief to Poland, and Casimir employed the two remaining years of his reign in consolidating his position still further.
1492 - Died suddenly while hunting at Troki in Lithuania on June 7th.
- Casimir IV, King of Poland, second son of Wladislaus II Jagiello, was appointed while still a lad grand-duke of Lithuania by his father.
1447 - He was crowned King of Poland at Cracow in June, three years after the death of his elder brother, Wladislaus III, at the battle of Varna.
1450 - He became a member of the Order of the Garter.
1454 - Casimir issued a manifesto directing the incorporation of the Prussian provinces with Poland, but granting them at the same time freedom from taxation and full autonomy.
- King Kazimierz incorporated Prussia into Poland promising the inhabitants equal rights with the Poles.
1490 - The death of Matthias was a great relief to Poland, and Casimir employed the two remaining years of his reign in consolidating his position still further.
1492 - Died suddenly while hunting at Troki in Lithuania on June 7th.
  | Page last updated: 8:53pm, 18th Sep '07 |
Related Books
  |
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (Paperback - Apr 1, 1992)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
 |
  |
The trumpeter of Krakow: A tale of the fifteenth century by Eric Philbrook Kelly (Hardcover - Jul 21, 2008) 1928. The story of Joseph Charnetski-Kowalski, a young boy living in Krakow, Poland, in 1461 who becomes the trumpeter and night watch at the famous Church of Our Lady Mary. Back in 1241, a young... |
|
