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Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellonczyk, 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.
The son of king Ladislaus II (Jogaila) and younger brother to Ladislaus III, Casimir succeeded the latter after a three-year interregnum. His marriage in 1454 to Elisabeth (daughter of 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 HungaryThe Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars or Magyarorszag''. Magyar Koztarsasag ( In Detail) ( Full s and BohemiaBohemia Cechy in Czech, Bohmen in German) is an historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. With an area of 52,750 sq. 25 million of the country's 10. 3 million inabitants, Bohemia is bounded by Germ. The marriage also strengthened the ties between the houses of Jagiello and Habsburg. Elizabeth became known as the mother of the Jagiellonians.
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 PrussiaThe Province of Prussia was a province of Poland from the 15th century until 1660, consisting of Royal Prussia and Ducal Prussia. During the Reformation endemic religious upheavals and wars occurred, and in 1525, the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knig to Polish Kingdom; however, when the cities of Prussia rebelled against Teutons, the order resisted with the stronger power then expected, resulting in Thirteen Years' WarThe Thirteen Years' War (also called the War of the Cities started out as an uprising by Prussian cities and the local nobility with the goal of gaining independence from the Teutonic Knights. The Prussian Confederation asked the Polish king for help and ( 1454- 1466Events Chimu Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jons Bengtsson Oxenstierna. He is replaced by Erik Axelsson Tott. Births February 11 Elizabeth of York, later Queen consort of Henry VII of England. dagger; 1503) Septemb). 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 western Province of Prussia and Warmia and the Polish crown's overlordship over eastern Prussia. A daughter, Hedwig, was married to George the Rich Wittelsbach of Bavaria. Delegates had gone to Kraków to negotiate the marriage. Their so-called Landshut Wedding (Landshuter Hochzeit) took place in Bavaria with much pomp and celebration in 1475.
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. Casimir.
| Preceded by: Ladislaus III | King of Poland | Succeeded by: John I |
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