known as Casimir the Great Polish Kazimierz Weilki
born April 30, 1310, Kujavia, Pol.
died Nov. 5, 1370
King of Poland (133370).
He was the son of W 0142; adys 0142; aw I, who revived the Polish kingship, and he continued his father's quest to make Poland a power in central Europe. He crafted treaties with Hungary, Bohemia, and the Teutonic Order and acquired Red Russia and Masovia by diplomacy. Casimir also arranged a series of dynastic alliances that tied Poland to many royal European families. He codified Teutonic law, gave new towns self-government under the Magdeburg Law, and founded the University of Kraków.