Władysław IV Vasa

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Grand Duke of Lithuania King of Poland human member of the House of Vasa monarch

Władysław IV Vasa was a 17th-century King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from the Vasa dynasty, noted for his military leadership, cultural patronage, and involvement in Eastern European conflicts including Russia’s Time of Troubles.

Aliases (1)

Władysław Vasa ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → human → member of the House of Vasa → monarch →
birthDate	1595-06-09 →
birthPlace	Łobzów, near Kraków, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland →
burialPlace	Wawel Cathedral, Kraków →
child	Sigismund Casimir Vasa →
countryOfCitizenship	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
deathDate	1648-05-20 →
deathPlace	Merecz, Grand Duchy of Lithuania →
dynasty	House of Vasa →
father	Sigismund III Vasa →
givenName	Władysław →
languageSpoken	Italian → Latin → Polish →
militaryConflict	Polish–Muscovite War (1609–1618) → Smolensk War (1632–1634) → Thirty Years’ War (indirect diplomatic and military involvement) → conflicts with the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Tatars →
mother	Anne of Austria (Polish queen) →
name	Władysław IV Vasa →
nobleTitle	Prince of Lithuania → Prince of Poland →
notableFor	attempts to regain the Swedish crown → cultural patronage → involvement in the Time of Troubles in Russia → military leadership → plans for war against the Ottoman Empire → support for religious tolerance in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
patronOf	fortification and military engineering projects → the arts in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → theatre and opera at the royal court in Warsaw →
positionHeld	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → Prince of Sweden (deposed line) → Tsar of Russia (titular, elected but not crowned) →
predecessor	Sigismund III Vasa →
regnalNumber	IV →
reignEnd	1648 →
reignStart	1632 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Royal Castle in Warsaw → Wawel Castle in Kraków →
signed	Treaty of Polyanovka (1634) →
spouse	Cecilia Renata of Austria NERFINISHED → Marie Louise Gonzaga →
successor	John II Casimir Vasa →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sigismund III Vasa → Vasili IV Shuisky →	successor
Sigismund III Vasa →	child
Polish–Muscovite War ("Władysław Vasa") →	hasCommander
Władysław →	hasNotableBearer
Polish–Swedish wars →	involves
Władysław IV Vasa →	name
Time of Troubles →	significantPerson