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Władysław IV Vasa

1595 - 1648

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Władysław IV Vasa or Ladislaus IV (9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Sweden and Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince of Poland and of Sweden, Władysław IV was the eldest son of Sigismund III Vasa and Sigismund's first wife, Anna of Austria. Władysław was elected as the tsar of Russia by the Seven Boyars in 1610, when the Polish army captured Moscow, but did not assume the throne because of his father's position and a popular uprising. Nevertheless, until 1634, he used the titular title of grand duke of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Władysław IV Vasa is the 875th most popular politician (down from 614th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Poland (down from 26th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Polish Politician.

Władysław IV Vasa is most famous for being the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and his fourth wife, Constance of Austria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Władysław IV Vasa ranks 875 out of 19,576. Before him are Stanisław Leszczyński, Nizam al-Mulk, Hong Taiji, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Oscar I of Sweden, and Sergey Lavrov. After him are Thutmose I, Catiline, Henry III of England, Hamid Karzai, Jeongjo of Joseon, and Maxentius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Władysław IV Vasa ranks 3. Before him are Pocahontas, and Bohdan Khmelnytsky. After him are Injo of Joseon, Alessandro Algardi, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Dirck van Baburen, Jean Chapelain, Vasile Lupu, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Ludovico Ludovisi, and Pieter de Molijn. Among people deceased in 1648, Władysław IV Vasa ranks 3. Before him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, and Christian IV of Denmark. After him are Marin Mersenne, Tirso de Molina, George I Rákóczi, Joseph Calasanz, Claudia de' Medici, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Qin Liangyu, and Vincent Voiture.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Władysław IV Vasa ranks 36 out of 1,694. Before him are Lech Kaczyński (1949), Tadeusz Reichstein (1897), Manfred von Richthofen (1892), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Rudolf Clausius (1822), and Zygmunt Bauman (1925). After him are Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Günther von Kluge (1882), Walther Nernst (1864), Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), and Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Władysław IV Vasa ranks 5. Before him are Lech Wałęsa (1943), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), and Lech Kaczyński (1949). After him are Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), Donald Tusk (1957), Sigismund I the Old (1467), and Władysław III of Poland (1424).

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