Władysław IV Vasa
- Birth Date:
- 09.07.1595
- Death date:
- 20.05.1648
- Extra names:
- Władysław IV. Wasa, Vladislavs IV Vāsa, Vladislovas Vaza, Уладзіслаў Ваза, Vladislava I koroļēvičs Vladislavs Žigimontovičs, Владислав Жигимонтович, Władysław IV Waza
- Categories:
- King, King, ruler
- Nationality:
- german, Swede, pole
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Władysław IV Vasa (Polish: Władysław IV Waza; Latin: Vladislaus IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV Vasa; Lithuanian: Vladislovas Vaza; 9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was a Polish prince from the Royal House of Vasa. He reigned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 8 November 1632 to his death in 1648.
Władysław IV was the son of Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza) and his wife, Anna of Austria (also known as Anna of Habsburg). In 1610 the teen-aged Władysław was elected Tsar of Russia by the Seven Boyars, but did not assume the Russian throne due to his father's opposition and a popular uprising in Russia. Nevertheless, until 1634 he used the title of Grand Duke of Muscovy.
Elected king of Poland in 1632, Władysław was fairly successful in defending the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against invasion, most notably in the Smolensk War of 1632–34, in which he participated personally. He supported religious tolerance and carried out military reforms, such as the founding of the Commonwealth Navy. He was also a renowned patron of the arts and music. He failed, however, to realize his dreams of regaining the Swedish crown, gaining fame by conquering the Ottoman Empire, strengthening royal power, and reforming the Commonwealth.
He died without a legitimate male heir and was succeeded to the Polish throne by his half-brother, John II Casimir Vasa (Jan Kazimierz Waza). Władysław's death marked the end of relative stability in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as conflicts and tensions that had been growing over several decades came to a head with devastating consequences, notably the largest of the Cossack uprisings – the Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648) — and the Swedish invasion ("the Deluge", 1655–60).
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Title | From | To | Images | Languages | |
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Warsaw, Royal Castle | 00.00.1619 | de, en, lv, pl, ru | |||
Warsaw, Field Cathedral of the Polish Army | 00.00.1642 | en, pl, ru |
Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
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1 | Anne of Austria | Father | ||
2 | Sigismund III Vasa | Father | ||
3 | John II Casimir Vasa | Brother | ||
4 | Juhans III Vāsa | Grandfather | ||
5 | Catherine Jagellon | Grandmother | ||
6 | Сигизмунд I Старый | Great grandfather | ||
7 | Bona Sforza | Great grandmother | ||
8 | Mihails Romanovs | Opponent |
08.09.1514 | Battle of Orsha
04.07.1610 | Battle of Klushino
The Battle of Klushino, or the Battle of Kłuszyn was fought on 4 July 1610, between forces of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Tsardom of Russia during the Polish–Muscovite War, part of Russia's Time of Troubles. The battle occurred near the village of Klushino (Polish: Kłuszyn) near Smolensk (Polish: Smoleńsk). In the battle the outnumbered Polish force secured a decisive victory over Russia, due to the tactical competence of hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski and the military prowess of Polish hussars, the elite of the army of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
28.08.1610 | Poļu karavadonis Staņislavs Žolkevskis Maskavā ar Krievijas bajāru padomi paraksta līgumu, ar kuru par Krievijas caru tiek iecelts Polijas princis Vladislavs IV Vāza
Pēc nemitīgiem krievu, vēlāk krievu kopā ar mongoļu-tatāru karaspēka iebrukumiem Eiropā, 17. gs. sākumā Polijas - Lietuvas republikai izdevās gūt panākumus cīņās pret mūžīgajiem iekarotājiem un pat aizdzīt tos atpakaļ līdz Maskavai.