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Casimir II the Just

1138–1194 · 12th century

Casimir II the Just was a Piast duke, the youngest son of Bolesław III Wrymouth. He inherited the Duchy of Sandomierz in 1166 and seized Kraków and the senior throne from his brother Mieszko III in 1177. At the Congress of Łęczyca in 1180 he granted privileges to the Church and secured the hereditary succession of his line to Kraków.

Casimir II the Just
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of SandomierzDuchy of Krakow

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