Wladyslaw the First

Wladyslaw I (Shorty) W? adyslaw I? okietek (? - 1333)

Poland First place after the restoration of the kingdom King (? - Reigned in 1333). Before that, his title was The Duke of Cuyavia (1275-1305) and Grand Duke of Poland (1275-1305) Wladyslaw IV From 1296).

Wladyslaw I was Duke of Kuyavia Casimir the First My son. At the time of his birth, Poland was divided into a number of small independent principalities, but no ruler had universal power. Wladyslaw I inherited such a small principality from his father. In 1296, he was in Krakow He was elected Grand Duke of Poland by the nobles, but they soon switched allegiance to the Bohemian king Wenceslas II . In 1300 Wenceslas was in Gniezno To the throne of Poland. Vwladyslaw, in order to insist on his claim to the Polish throne, went to Rome to seek the Pope Boniface VIII The support of... In 1305 he fought against Wenceslas II with the help of Hungary. However, in 1305 Wenceslas II was assassinated before his coronation; Wladyslaw I was officially made Grand Duke. He continued his policy of promoting unification and occupied Lesser Poland in 1305. It was taken in 1314 Greater Poland And control along Baltic Sea The northern region, including Pomerania And Danzig inside. however The Teutonic Knights It was captured in 1308 Pomerania Despite his many tactics, Pomerania remained in control The Germans In hands. He also failed to control Silesia Governorates and Mazovia, which are willing to accept John of Luxembourg Rule. On January 20, 1320, he died Krakow He was crowned king, thus ending two centuries of division of Poland. In September 1331 Poland and The Teutonic Knights At the Battle of Pvovce on September 27 of the same year, he defeated the Teutonic Knights severely. On the diplomatic front, he tried to strengthen relations with Hungary The friendly relationship with and Republic of Lithuania Get married. By the time of his death, a solid foundation had been laid for the future development of the Polish nation. After his death in 1333, he was succeeded by Kazimir III .