On June 25, 1447, Casimir IV Jagiellon was crowned king of Poland in the Wawel Cathedral by the Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, Wincenty Kot. From that time (with a break in the years 1492–1501, when the union was practically broken) until the Union of Lublin concluded in 1569, there was a personal union between the two states.
Casimir IV Jagiellon. Drawing by Jan Matejko from the series A series of Polish kings and princes, photo: Wikipedia
Casimir IV Andrzej Jagiellończyk (born November 30, 1427 in Kraków, died June 7, 1492 in Grodno) - Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1440–1492, king of Poland in the years 1447–1492. One of the most active Polish rulers, during whose reign the Crown, defeating the Teutonic Order in the Thirteen Years' War, regained Gdańsk Pomerania after 158 years, and the Jagiellon dynasty became one of the leading ruling houses in Europe. A determined opponent of the nobility, he contributed to strengthening the importance of the Sejm and assemblies, which weakened the position of the bourgeoisie.
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