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Casimir III the Great Biography and Timeline

Follow Casimir III the Great through 21 dated historical records for Poland.

Casimir III the Great, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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1310–1973Years on this page

1310

Birth of Casimir III the Great

King · House / House of Piast

Birth of Casimir III the Great, son of Wladyslaw I

Role range: 1333-1370

1333

Accession

King · Krakow · House / House of Piast

Casimir III succeeds his father Wladyslaw I as King of Poland

Role range: 1333-1370

Coronation

King · Krakow · House / House of Piast

Casimir III is crowned King of Poland

Role range: 1333-1370

Government Begins

King · Krakow · Government / Kingdom of Poland

Casimir begins a long reign focused on law administration and territorial recovery

Role range: 1333-1370

Bohemian Claim Managed

King · Krakow · Government / Polish Bohemian Relations

Casimir faces the continuing Bohemian claim to the Polish crown

Role range: 1333-1370

Teutonic Dispute Inherited

King · Krakow · Government / Polish Teutonic Relations

Casimir inherits disputes with the Teutonic Order over Pomerelia and Kujawy

Role range: 1333-1370

Succession

King · House / House of Piast

Succeeds as King of Poland

Role range: 1333-1370

1335

Treaty of Trentschin

King · Trentschin · House / House of Piast

Gives up his claim to Bohemia

Role range: 1333-1370

1340

Capture of Galicia

King · Galicia · Warfare / Russia War

Capture Galicia

Role range: 1333-1370

Capture of Ruthenia

King · Ruthenia · Warfare / Russia War

Captures Red Ruthenia

Role range: 1333-1370

Invasion of Russia

King · Red Russia · Warfare / Russia War

Occupies Red Russia

Role range: 1333-1370

Invasion of Ruthenia

King · Ruthenia · Warfare / Russia War

Captures Red Ruthenia

Role range: 1333-1370

1343

Peace

King · Kalisz · Warfare / Poland-Teuton War

Keeps the Teutonic Knights out of Kujavia & Dobrzyn & abandons Pomerella

Role range: 1333-1370

Teutonic Knights

King · Kalisz · Warfare / Poland-Teuton War

Keeps the Teutonic Knights out of Kujavia & Dobrzyn & abandons Pomerella

Role range: 1333-1370

1349

Invasion of Russia

King · Red Russia · House / House of Piast

Occupies Red Russia

Role range: 1333-1370

Capture of Galicia

King · Galicia · Warfare / Military

Casimir III Captures Galicia

Capture of Lwow

King · Lwow · Warfare / Military

Casimir III Captures Lwow

1370

Death of Casimir III the Great

King · House / House of Piast

Death of Casmir III the Great, the last of the Piast Dynasty

Role range: 1333-1370

1492

Burial

King · Cracow · House / House of Lithuania

Buried in Wawel Cathedral in Cracow

Role range: 1446-1492

Death of Casimir III the Great

King · House / House of Lithuania

Death of Casimir III the Great

Role range: 1446-1492

1973

Burial

King · Cracow · House / House of Lithuania

Casimir is exhumed, 16 people connected with the exhumation die

Role range: 1446-1492

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.