# Casimir III the Great - King of Poland

URL: https://poland-history.com/rulers/casimir-iii-the-great
Reign: 1333–1370
Born-Died: 1310 - 1370
Dynasty: House of Piast
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great

Last Piast king; codified law, founded the Kraków Academy, fortified the country and expanded it into Red Ruthenia.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Władysław I the Elbow-high](https://poland-history.com/rulers/wladyslaw-i-the-elbow-high)
- Succeeded by: [Louis I of Hungary](https://poland-history.com/rulers/louis-i-of-hungary)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1333 - [Coronation of Casimir III the Great](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1333-coronation-of-casimir-iii-the-great)
- 1335 - [Congress of Visegrád](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1335-congress-of-visegrad)
- 1340 - [Wars for Galicia–Volhynia begin](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1340-wars-for-galicia-volhynia-begin)
- 1343 - [Treaty of Kalisz](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1343-treaty-of-kalisz)
- 1346 - [Statutes of Casimir the Great](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1346-statutes-of-casimir-the-great)
- 1348 - [Treaty of Namysłów](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1348-treaty-of-namyslow)
- 1356 - [Lviv receives Magdeburg rights](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1356-lviv-receives-magdeburg-rights)
- 1364 - [Founding of the Kraków Academy](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1364-founding-of-the-krakow-academy)
- 1364 - [Congress of Kraków](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1364-congress-of-krakow)
- 1370 - [Louis of Hungary becomes King](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1370-louis-of-hungary-becomes-king)