#polish monarchy

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Anna Maria Vasa, Princess of Poland.

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The castle in Bobolice (Poland) was built by King Casimir III the Great in the middle of the 14th century, probably in place of an earlier wooden structure. The castle was a part of the defence system of royal strongholds protecting the western border of Poland on the side of Silesia. In 1370, immediately after becoming King of Poland, Louis I the Great granted the castle to Vladislaus Opolczyk, Duke of Opole, as a prize for his support of the king’s dynastic plans. Nine years later Opolczyk leased the castle to Andrew Schoen, a Hungarian from Barbalas; the new owner manned it with Germans and Czechs, who robbed local inhabitants and conspired with the Teutonic Order. Dissatisfied with their behaviour, the Polish king Ladislaus Jagiełło invaded Bobolice in 1396 and took over the castle with adjacent estates.

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Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania.

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Constance of Austria, Queen of POland.

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Catherine Opalińska, Queen of Poland.

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A letter written by Marie Casimire, Queen of Poland, to Pope Clement XI.

A lengthy letter in the Queen´s hand, in an often ''written as it sounds'' French. Marie Casimire thanks his Holiness for the help given and blessings to her son who has passed away, stating in part `..the expressions of goodness shown by your Holiness, honouring my dear child all along his illness, and the distinction awarded after his death, cruel word for me to pronounce..´ With provenance from Morrison collection. Small professional repair to the fold, otherwise VG £2000-3000 Clement XI (1649-1721) Born Giovanni Albani, Pope of the Catholic Church and Ruler of the Papal States 1700-21. Correspondent of Marie Casimire in the present letter. The Queen refers to her son Alexander Stanislaw Sobieski (1677-1714) Polish Prince, diplomat and scholar. Son of John III Sobieski, King of Poland. Alexander was a candidate for election to the Polish throne in 1697, following his father's death, but was unsuccessful. He died at the early age of 37 in Rome, in 1714, having recently become a Capuchin friar.

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Jadwiga of Poland, by  Aleksander Augustynowicz.

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CECILIA QUEEN OF POLAND: (1611-1644) Cecilia Renata of Austria. Queen consort of Poland 1637-44 as spouse of King Wladyslaw IV Vasa. 

An extremely rare L.S., `Cecilia Regina´, one page, folio, Warsaw, 10th January 1642, to Reverend Honorato Visconti, in Italian. The letter states to the heading `Cecilia Renata, by the Grace of God, Queen of Poland and Sweden, Princes of Hungary and Bohemia and Archduchess of Austria´, the Queen thanks her correspondent for the letter received and for the new year´s greetings and sends her best wishes. With blank address leaf bearing a paper seal affixed. With creasing to the central fold and some small staining.