Casimir of Koźle (; – by 2 March 1347) was a Duke of

Koźle Koźle () is a district of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland, located in the western part of the city at the junction of the Kłodnica and Oder rivers, km southeast of Opole. The district has a Roman Catholic church, a medieval chateau, remains of a 1 ...

from 1336 until his death. He was the eldest son of Duke

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the only one by his first wife

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, daughter of Otto V the Long, Margrave of

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–

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. Casimir was born between 1309 and 1316, probably c. 1312.

Life

There is little known about Casimir's life. In 1336, after the death of Duke

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, the town of Koźle returned to Bytom according to the terms of the pledge made four years before; however, Duke Władysław was forced to immediately give the district to his firstborn son, Casimir. About the rule of Casimir over Koźle, almost nothing is known. The only certainty is, because of his prodigality and huge debts, he stopped paying

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, and in consequence he was

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by the Church. Casimir never married or had children. He was certainly dead before 2 March 1347 and it is unknown where he was buried.

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