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Casimir I the Restorer

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1016–1058 Also known as 卡齐米日一世·复国者、Casimir I the Restorer

Casimir I (1016–1058) was a Piast duke of Poland, son of Mieszko II, called "the Restorer" for rebuilding Poland's central authority amid fragmentati…

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  1. 1016–1034Poland · PolandBorn during the reign of Mieszko II, after his father's death in 1034 Poland fell into civil war and foreign plunder, and the young Casimir lost the environment for inheriting a unified kingdom amid the turmoil.
  2. 1034–1040Germany · Holy Roman EmpireDuring Poland's internal strife he took refuge in German lands, using Holy Roman Emperor Henry III and the church to secure the political and military resources needed to return to Poland.
  3. 1040–1058Kraków · PolandIn the 1040s he returned to Poland and gradually unified the fragmented duchies, rebuilding bishoprics and administrative institutions, repelling Bohemian and other foreign enemies, and restoring Poland from the collapse after Mieszko II into an important Central European political entity.

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