Casimir IV Jagiellon
King of Poland
Casimir IV was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492. He was one of the most active Polish-Lithuanian rulers; under him, Poland defeated the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War and recovered... Wikipedia
Born: November 30, 1427, Kraków, Poland
Died: June 7, 1492 (age 64 years), Old Castle, Hrodna, Belarus
Children: Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Alexander Jagiellon, Sigismund I the Old, and more
Parents: Władysław II Jagiełło and Sophia of Halshany
Place of burial: Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Spouse: Elizabeth of Austria (m. 1454–1492)
Grandchildren: Sigismund II Augustus, Anna Jagiellon, Louis II of Hungary, and more
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