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Death of Casimir III
On November 5, 1370, Polish King Casimir III 'the Great' died in Kraków at age sixty, ending the direct Piast line and uniting the Polish and Hungari…
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- 1370Kingdom of Poland · PolandIn 1370, Casimir III was injured during a hunting expedition. According to Polish chronicles and modern historiographical tradition, the subsequent worsening of his condition was directly related to this accident, foreshadowing his death that November.
- 1370Kraków · Lesser PolandOn November 5, 1370, Casimir III died in Kraków at the age of sixty. His reign of nearly forty years thus ended, and the Polish court entered a period of funeral rites and succession arrangements.
- 1370Wawel Cathedral, Kraków · Lesser PolandCasimir III was buried in Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, and the direct Piast royal line came to an end. In accordance with his political arrangements made during his lifetime, Louis I of Hungary (Casimir's nephew) was proclaimed the new king of Poland, and Poland entered a period of joint rule with the Hungarian crown.
Sources
- Casimir III the Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great
- Casimir III. (1911) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Casimir_III.