Born in Kowal, Casimir (Kazimierz) the Great first married Anna, or Aldona Ona, the daughter of the prince of Lithuania, Gediminas. He was born on 30 April 1310 in Kowal, Kuyavia. When he came to the throne, his hold on it was in danger, as even his neighbours did not recognise his title and instead called him \"king of Kraków\". He tried to adopt his grandson, Thus King Louis I of Hungary became successor in Poland. Anna of Poland was born 1366 to Casimir III the Great of Poland (1310-1370) and Hedwig of Żagań (c1350-1390) and died 1422 of unspecified causes. Casimir remained a widower for two years. The mound was excavated at the end of 18th century on the initiative of King Stanisław August Poniatowski in the belief that it would contain Esterka's medieval grave.
When Casimir attained the throne in 1333, his position was in danger, as his neighbours did not recognise his title and instead called him \"king of Kraków\". "Casimir III the Great". Because of this, the legitimacy of his three young daughters was disputed.English, Edward D. (2005). In 1325 Casimir married Aldona-Ona, the pagan daughter of Gediminas (Giedymin), duke of Lithuania. Casimir inherited a kingdom weakened by war and made it prosperous and wealthy.
But according to the legend, the King built it for his beloved Esterka. When he died in 1370 from an injury received while hunting, his nephew, King Casimir rebuilt and his kingdom became prosperous and wealthy, with great prospects for the future. Casimir is the only Polish king who both received and kept the title of the Great in Polish history (Bolesław I Chrobry is also called the Great, but his title Chrobry (Valiant) is now more common). In 1335, in the Treaty of Trentschin, Casimir was forced to relinquish his claims to Silesia "in perpetuity".
On 29 September 1341, Casimir married his second wife, After Casimir "divorced" Adelaide he married his mistress As Adelheid was still alive (and possibly Christina as well), the marriage to Hedwig was also considered bigamous. It was a castle with a tower whose function was to defend the city from the north. He waged many victorious wars and doubled the size of the kingdom, mostly through addition of lands in modern-day Casimir left no legal son, however, begetting five daughters instead. In 1363, Nemir was sent to Ruthenia to establish a new knightly order, which later became the patrimonial nest of the Rudanovsky dynasty King Cazimir built a fortalicium on the trade route leading to Silesia. She married Ulrich II, Duke of Teck (c1365-1432) 16 September 1394 JL. The two became the mythical ancestors of several Polish noble families. Notable ancestors include Charlemagne (747-814), Alfred the Great (849-899), Hugh Capet (c940-996).
He had two brothers who died in infancy and three sisters: Kunegunda, Elżbieta, and Jadwiga. The kingdom was depopulated and exhausted by war, and the economy was ruined. He reformed the judicial system and introduced a legal code, gaining the title "the Polish Casimir left no lawful male heir to his throne, producing only daughters. Casimir was loyal to the Jews and encouraged them. In 1335, in the Treaty of Trentschin, Casimir was forced to relinquish his claims to Silesia \"in perpetuity\".Casimir rebuilt and his kingdom became prosperous and wealthy, with great prospects for the future. Władysław I Łokietek was the oldest son of Casimir I of Kujawy (Kazimierz I Kujawski) and his third wife Eufrozyna of Opole. The kingdom was depopulated and exhausted by war, and the economy was ruined. When Casimir attained the throne in 1333, his position was in danger, as his neighbours did not recognise his title and instead called him "king of Kraków".
Legislative Enactments. He reformed the Polish army and doubled the size of the kingdom. He reportedly even supported a peasant whose house had been demolished by his own mistress, after she had ordered it to be pulled down because it disturbed her enjoyment of the beautiful landscape.On 9 October 1334, Casimir confirmed the privileges granted to Jews in 1264 by Aldona died on 26 May 1339. For many years, Krakow was the home of one of the most important Jewish communities in Europe.King Casmir had several wives, but Esterka was said to have been the only one who gave him male offspring despite the fact that they never were officially married. The first account of Esterka can be found in scripts of the 15th-century Polish chronicler According to the legend, Esterka was the daughter of a poor Esterka was said to have played a significant role in Casimir's life. He introduced the codes of law of Greater and Lesser Poland as an attempt to end the overwhelming superiority of the nobility.
The daughters from this marriage were Cunigunde (d 1357), who was married to Louis VI the Roman, the son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elisabeth, who was married to Duke Bogislaus V of Pomerania. Casimir is the only Polish king who both received and kept the title of \"Great\" in Polish history (Bolesław I Chrobry is also called \"Great\", but his title Chrobry (Valiant) is now more common).
Esterka the Jewess. In the legend, she performed as a King's adviser in support of various initiatives: free trade, building stone cities, tolerance to representatives of different religious faiths and support of cultural development. Baptized before the wedding, Aldona brought with her thousands of Polish prisoners of war (one chronicle tells of 24,000) as a sign of reconciliation between Poland and the then still-pagan Lithuania.