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and_o his_o cousin_n german_n once_o remove_v after_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1289._o the_o estate_n be_v distract_v into_o many_o fation_n be_v for_o some_o time_n without_o a_o prince_n settle_v at_o last_o on_o 1295_o 29_o primislaus_n surname_v postbumus_fw-la who_o again_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o king_n continue_v ever_o since_o by_o his_o successor_n 1296_o 30_o vladislaus_n surname_v locticus_n brother_n of_o lescus_n niger_n out_v by_o wenceslaus_n king_n of_o bohemia_n anno_fw-la 1300._o after_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1306._o he_o resume_v the_o estate_n 1333_o 31_o casimir_n iii_o surname_v the_o great_a son_n of_o vladislaus_n the_o four_o the_o first_o establisher_n of_o the_o kingdom_n after_o all_o those_o troublesd_v y_v without_o issue_n 1371_o 32_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n son_n of_o charles_n king_n of_o hungary_n by_o elizabeth_n the_o sister_n of_o casimir_n 1383_o 33_o heduigis_fw-la the_o young_a daughter_n of_o lewis_n her_o elder_a sister_n mary_n succeed_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o hungary_n choose_a queen_n of_o poland_n marry_v to_o jagello_n duke_n of_o lituania_n christen_v and_o call_v vladislaus_n the_o five_o 1386_o 34_o valdislaus_fw-la v._o duke_n of_o lituania_n elect_a king_n upon_o his_o marriage_n with_o queen_n heduigis_fw-la 1435_o 35_o vladislaus_n vi_o son_n of_o jagello_n or_o vladislaus_n the_o five_o by_o sephia_n daughter_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o kiovia_n he_o be_v king_n of_o hungary_n also_o slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o varna_n by_o amurath_n the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o turk_n without_o issue_n 1447_o 36_o casimir_n iu_o brother_n of_o vladislaus_n first_o bring_v the_o knight_n of_o prussia_n under_o his_o command_n knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o garter_n 1493_o 37_o john_n albert_n the_o second_o son_n of_o casimir_n his_o elder_a brother_n vladislaus_n be_v pretermit_v on_o his_o accept_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o hungary_n and_o bohemia_n 1502_o 38_o alexander_n the_o three_o son_n of_o casimir_n 1507_o 39_o sigismond_n the_o four_o son_n of_o casimir_n his_o elder_a brethren_n die_v without_o issue_n suppress_v the_o order_n of_o the_o dutch_a knight_n in_o prussia_n and_o add_v part_n thereof_o unto_o his_o estate_n 1548_o 40_o sigismond_n ii_o surname_v augustus_n the_o last_o of_o the_o male_a issue_n of_o jagello_n 1574_o 41_o henry_n duke_n of_o anjou_n son_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o french_a king_n choose_v on_o the_o death_n of_o sigismond_n augustus_n the_o only_a stranger_n to_o the_o blood_n in_o all_o this_o catalogue_n on_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n charles_n the_o nine_o he_o depart_v secret_o into_o france_n where_o he_o succeed_v by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o 1579_o 42_o stephen_n bathor_n vaivod_n of_o transylvania_n have_v marry_v anne_n sister_n of_o sigismond_n the_o second_o be_v elect_v king_n he_o unite_a livonia_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o have_v a_o great_a hand_n upon_o the_o moscovite_n 1587._o 43_o sigismond_n iii_o son_n of_o john_n king_n of_o swethland_n and_o catharine_n his_o wife_n another_o of_o the_o sister_n of_o sigismond_n the_o second_o king_n of_o poland_n and_o sweden_n he_o valiaut_o oppose_v osman_n the_o great_a turk_n invade_v his_o dominion_n with_o a_o army_n 300000._o 1633_o 44_o vladislaus_n vii_o elder_a son_n of_o sigismond_n the_o three_o after_o who_o death_n the_o kingdom_n be_v extreme_o embroil_v by_o faction_n especial_o by_o the_o mutinous_a and_o seditious_a cosaques_n not_o full_o settle_v by_o the_o election_n of_o 1648_o 45_o casimir_n v._n brother_n of_o vladislaus_n the_o seven_o now_o king_n of_o poland_n anno_fw-la 1648._o the_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o monarchical_a for_o though_o the_o first_o duke_n hereof_o be_v absolute_a prince_n and_o rule_v after_o a_o despoticall_a manner_n have_v power_n not_o only_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o their_o subject_n but_o of_o life_n and_o death_n without_o formality_n of_o 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