John II Casimir Vasa

John II Casimir Vasa
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, c. 1658
King of Poland Grand Duke of Lithuania
Reign	November 1648 – 16 September 1668
Coronation	19 January 1649
Predecessor	Władysław IV Vasa
Successor	Michael I
Born	(1609-03-22)22 March 1609 Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died	16 December 1672(1672-12-16) (aged 63) Nevers, Kingdom of France
Burial	31 January 1676 Wawel Cathedral, Kraków (body); Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris (heart)
Spouse	Marie Louise Gonzaga Claudine Françoise Mignot
Issue	John Sigismund Vasa Maria Anna Vasa
House	Vasa
Father	Sigismund III Vasa
Mother	Constance of Austria
Religion	Catholic
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John II Casimir Vasa (Polish: Jan II Kazimierz Waza; Lithuanian: Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 to his abdication in 1668 as well as a claimant to the throne of Sweden from 1648 to 1660. He was the first son of Sigismund III Vasa with his second wife Constance of Austria. John Casimir succeeded his older half-brother, Władysław IV Vasa.^[1][2]

1. ↑ "Jan Kazimierz". Sciaga.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-10-01.
2. ↑ "Historical Collections of the Vilnius University Library – MANUSCRIPTS". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.