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Władysław I Łokietek

Type Figure Region Poland Time c. 1260–1333 Also known as Władysław I

Władysław I (c. 1260–1333), Piast king of Poland nicknamed 'the Short'; after years of exile and struggle during Poland's fragmentation he recovered …

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  1. 1288–1310Lesser Poland · Lesser PolandHe wandered and maneuvered in the space between Bohemian and Hungarian powers, gradually winning the support of the Lesser Polish nobility and opposing King Wenceslas II of Bohemia and his successors.
  2. 1311–1320Kraków · Lesser PolandHe recovered Kraków in 1314 and Greater Poland in 1317–1318, gradually gaining control of Poland's core territories, and allied with King Charles Robert of Hungary, creating the conditions for his formal coronation as king of a unified realm in 1320.
  3. 1320–1333Kraków · Lesser PolandIn 1320 he was crowned King of Poland at Wawel Cathedral, ending the long division that had prevailed since Bolesław III's testament of 1138, restoring central royal authority, and being succeeded late in life by his son Casimir III.

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