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unusual facts about Casimir III


Casimir III

Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania (1348–1372), oldest son of Barnim III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin


Boronów

The written history of Boronów begins in the 13th century in documents of Casimir III, but on that area wolder relicts from Neolithic and Lusatian culture were found by archeologist in the 1920s.

Education in Poland

The Jagiellonian University, founded in 1364 by King Casimir III in Kraków, is one of Europe's oldest universities.

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg

Louis released Holland and Hainaut for his brothers William I and Albert I in 1349, since he expected to acquire the Polish crown by his marriage with Cunigunde of Poland, a daughter of Casimir III and Aldona Ona of Lithuania.


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Siemowit III, Duke of Masovia

When Casimir III the Great died in 1370, under agreements concluded with one of his lifetime friends Siemowit III, he freed Siemowit from Polish suzerainty and gave Płock, Wizna, Wyszogród and Zakroczym back to Mazovia.