Władysław I Łokietek
King of Poland from 1320 to 1333 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short (c. 1260/1 – 2 March 1333), was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years. He was a member of the royal Piast dynasty, the son of Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia, and great-grandson of High-Duke Casimir II the Just.
Władysław I Łokietek Ladislaus the Short | |
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King of Poland | |
Reign | 1320–1333 |
Coronation | 20 January 1320 |
Predecessor | Wenceslaus III |
Successor | Casimir III the Great |
Born | 1260/1 |
Died | 2 March 1333 (aged 72) Kraków, Poland |
Burial | Wawel Cathedral, Kraków |
Spouse | Jadwiga of Kalisz |
Issue | Kunigunde, Duchess of Świdnica Casimir III of Poland Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary |
House | House of Piast |
Father | Casimir I of Kuyavia |
Mother | Euphrosyne of Opole |
Władysław I inherited a small portion of his father's domain, but his dominion grew as some of his brothers died young. He unsuccessfully tried to incorporate the Duchy of Kraków (the Seniorate Province) in 1289, following the death of his half-brother Leszek II the Black and the withdrawal from contention of his ally Bolesław II of Masovia. After a period in exile during the rule of Wenceslaus II, Władysław regained several duchies and then Kraków in 1306 when Wenceslaus III was murdered. He temporarily took control of part of Greater Poland after the death of his ally Przemysł II, lost it, and then regained it.
Władysław was a skilled military leader, but also an administrator; he conquered Gdańsk Pomerania, and left it to familial governors. For the defense of this territory, he turned to the Teutonic Knights, who then demanded an exorbitant sum, or the land itself as an alternative. This led to an extended battle with the Knights, which was not resolved after either a papal trial or Władysław's own death. Perhaps his greatest achievement was gaining papal permission to be crowned king of Poland in 1320, which occurred for the first time at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. Władysław died in 1333 and was succeeded by his son, Casimir III the Great.