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Kazimierz III Wielki

1310 - 1370 · King of Poland · b. in Kowal

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King of Poland from 1333 to 1370

Casimir III the Great reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, retaining the title throughout the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king from the Piast dynasty.

Key achievements

  • 01Founded the Kraków Academy in 1364
  • 02Codified Polish law
  • 03Said to have found Poland built of wood and left it built of stone

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