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Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy

1138 - 1194 · High Duke of Poland · b. in Poland (exact place unknown)

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High Duke of Poland

Casimir II the Just was Duke of Wiślica in Lesser Poland from 1166 to 1173, and Duke of Sandomierz from 1173 onward. In 1177, he became ruler of the Polish Seniorate Province at Kraków and thereby High Duke of Poland - a position he held until his death, though briefly interrupted by his elder brother and predecessor, Mieszko III.

Key achievements

  • 01High Duke of Poland from 1177
  • 02Privileges for the Church granted at Łęczyca (1180)
  • 03Strengthened the principle of seniority in Kraków

Note on data: The exact place of birth is unknown.

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