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3 unusual facts about Casimir I the Restorer


Casimir I the Restorer

To strengthen his rule he re-created the bishopric in Kraków and Wrocław and erected the new Wawel Cathedral.

According to some older sources he initially wanted to have a career in the Church (it is probable that he held the post of Oblate) and even asked for a dispensation to became a monk.

Druzhina

Unlike his predecessors, Casimir I the Restorer promoted landed gentry over the druzhina as his base of power.



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