Wladislaus IV of Poland

Wladislaus IV Vasa of Poland (Polish: W?adys?aw IV Waza) (June 9 1595 - May 20 1648), was the son of Sigismund III of Poland (1566-1632), of the House of Vasa, and his wife Anna Austriaczka (also known as Anna of Austria or Anna Habsbur?anka) (1573 - 1598). He reigned as King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from November 8 1632 to his death in 1648.

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Polish - June 9 - 1595 - May 20 - 1648 - Sigismund III of Poland - House of Vasa - Anna Austriaczka - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - November 8 - 1632

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Wladislaw managed to avoid involving the Commonwealth in the bloody Thirty Years' War that raveaged Western Europe during his reign and was fairly successful in defending the Commonwealth against hostile invasions. He had failed, however, to realize his dreams of fame and conquest, nor had he reformed and strenghtened the Commonwealth. His death would mark the end the Golden Era of the Commonwealth, as conflicts and tensions Wladyslaw failed to resolve would lead in 1648 to the greatest of the Cossacks uprising, the Chmielnicki Uprising, and Swedish invasion, The Deluge.

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Thirty Years' War - Western Europe - Golden Era - 1648 - Cossacks - Uprising - Chmielnicki Uprising - The Deluge

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