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John Casimir succeeded his older half-brother, Władysław IV Vasa.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 March 1609","date":"1609-03-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kraków","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31487"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 December 1672","date":"1672-12-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Nevers","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166997"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Grand Duchy of Lithuania","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49683"},{"text":"Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172107"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867"},{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Marie Louise Gonzaga","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232793","start":"1649"},{"text":"Claudine Françoise Mignot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553203","start":"1672-09-14","end":"1672-12-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Commendatory abbot (1670–1672)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1966775","start":"1670","end":"1672"},{"text":"King of Poland (20 November 1648 – 16 September 1668)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3273712","start":"1648-11-20","end":"1668-09-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_Casimir_Vasa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452"],"faq":[{"q":"When was John II Casimir Vasa born?","a":"John II Casimir Vasa was born on 22 March 1609 in Kraków."},{"q":"What positions has John II Casimir Vasa held?","a":"Positions held by John II Casimir Vasa include: Commendatory abbot (1670–1672); King of Poland (1648–1668)."}],"related":[{"name":"John of Bohemia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia"},{"name":"Mieszko II Lambert","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mieszko-ii-lambert"},{"name":"Sigismund III Vasa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sigismund-iii-vasa"},{"name":"Augustus II the Strong","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/augustus-ii-the-strong"},{"name":"Augustus III of Poland","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/augustus-iii-of-poland"},{"name":"Bolesław I the Brave","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bolesaw-i-the-brave"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/john-ii-casimir-vasa-d08a1bca3e.jpg","width":500,"height":592,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Daniel Schultz","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schultz_John_II_Casimir_Vasa.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): John II Casimir Vasa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_Casimir_Vasa","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q53452","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53452","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Schultz John II Casimir Vasa.jpg by Daniel Schultz (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schultz_John_II_Casimir_Vasa.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article John II Casimir Vasa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Schultz John II Casimir Vasa.jpg — Daniel Schultz, Public domain.","cite":"\"John II Casimir Vasa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-ii-casimir-vasa. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ii-casimir-vasa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ii-casimir-vasa","ne":null}}