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John II Casimir Vasa

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1609–1672 Also known as John II Casimir

John II Casimir Vasa was the last Vasa king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, reigning 1648–1668;…

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  1. 1609–1648Kraków · KrakówSon of Sigismund III, born in Kraków; he traveled in Western Europe in his youth, joined the Jesuits, and took part in religious and military activities, and was elected king in 1648 after the death of his brother Władysław IV.
  2. 1648–1660Warsaw · WarsawOn accession he faced the Khmelnytsky uprising, the Swedish 'Deluge' invasion, and the Russo-Polish War; he went into exile several times and returned, stabilizing the situation with generals such as John Sobieski and Habsburg aid, and pushed for partial territorial recovery.
  3. 1660–1672Nevers · NeversFacing noble-sejm constraints and national exhaustion, he formally abdicated in 1668 and moved to France, spending his later years as an abbot; he died in France in 1672, ending Vasa rule in Poland.

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