| Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk
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| Reign | From 1446
until June 7, 1492
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| Coronation | On June 25, 1447
in the Wawel Cathedral,
Kraków, Poland
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| Royal House | Jagiellon
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| Parents | Władyslaw II Jagiełło
Zofia Holszańska
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| Consorts | Elżbieta Rakuszanka
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| Children | with Elżbieta Rakuszanka Władysław II Jagiellończyk
Jadwiga Jagiellonka
Kazimierz Swięty
Jan I Olbracht
Aleksander Jagiellończyk
Zofia
Elżbieta
Zygmunt I Stary
Fryderyk Jagiellończyk
Elżbieta II
Anna
Barbara
Elżbieta III
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| Date of Birth | November 30, 1427
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| Place of Birth | Kraków, Poland
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| Date of Death | June 7, 1492
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| Place of Death | Grodno, Poland
(now Belarus)
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| Place of Burial | Kraków, Poland
buried on July 12, 1492
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Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellończyk, Lithuanian Kazimieras Jogailaitis) (1427 - 1492), of the House of Jagiello was grand duke of Lithuania from 1440 and king of Poland from 1447 until his death.
The son of king Wladislaus II Jagiełło and younger brother to Wladislaus III, Casimir succeeded the latter after a three-year interregnum. He married in 1454 Elisabeth, the daughter of Albert II of Habsburg. The marriage strengthened the ties between the houses of Jagiello and Habsburg.
That same year, Casimir was approached by the Prussians for aid against the ruling Teutonic Order, which he promised, by the act of incorporation of Prussia to Polish Kingdom; however, when the cities of Prussia rebelled against Teutons, the order resisted with the stronger power then expected, resulting in Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466). Casimir, in alliance with the Prussian Confederation, defeated the Teutonic Order taking over its capital in Malbork, which in the ensuing Second Treaty of Thorn recognised Polish sovereignty over Royal Prussia and the Polish crown's overlordship over Ducal Prussia.
A daughter, Jadwiga, was married to George the Rich Wittelsbach of Bavaria. Delegates had gone to Kraków to negotiate the marriage. Their so-called Landshut Wedding took place in Bavaria with much pomp and celebration in 1475.
His son named Casimir was to have been married to the daughter of emperor Frederick III but he instead chose a religious life, eventually becoming canonized as St. Casimir and his son Wladislaus combined the thrones of Hungary and Bohemia.
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