Mighty Monarchs VII (Poland)

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1. In 966 AD this prince of Poland converted to Christianity (Roman Catholicism). Which individual was it? Boleslaus I Ladislaus I Casimir I Mieszko I

2. This prince of Poland accompanied Conrad III, Holy Roman Emperor, on the Second Crusade (1147-1149 AD). Which individual was it? Boleslaus IV, the Curly Boleslaus V, the Chaste Henry II, the Pious Casimir II, the Just

3. The cultural height of the medieval Kingdom of Poland was during the reign of this monarch. They were the last of the Piast dynasty. Which individual was it? Louis I, the Great Casimir III, the Great Mieszko III, the Old Jadwiga

4. On Feb 18, 1386 AD Jadwiga, the young Queen of Poland (she was 12), married this Grand Prince of Lithuania. This marriage would unite the two states to form the largest territorial power in all of Europe. Which individual was it? Vladimir Batu Jagiello Mongke

5. On July 15, 1410 AD at the Battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald), a combined Polish and Lithuanian force under the command of Ladislaus II, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, defeated this enemy, effectively ending it as a military threat in eastern Europe. Which enemy of Poland and Lithuania was it? Grand Duchy of Muscovy Ottoman Turks Khanate of the Golden Horde Teutonic Knights

6. In 1574 AD after only reigning for a few months, Henry III, King of Poland, abdicated. Why did he abdicate? he had caught a fever at his coronation ceremony and his end was near he went to assume the crown of France pressure from the Polish Seym (Assemby of the Nobility) who favored the claim of Ivan IV, the Terrible, Czar of Russia, to the throne the Seym had pressured him to occupy the throne in place of the rightful claimant - Ivan IV

7. This Prince of Transylvania was elected king of Poland in 1576 AD and successfully defend his kingdom's borders against both the Russians and the Ottoman Turks until his death in 1586 AD. Which individual was it? Vlad II, Dracul Radu III, the Handsome Vlad III, Tepes Stephen Bathory

8. In 1683 AD, the Ottoman forces of the Sultan Mohammed IV laid siege to Vienna, capital of the Austrian Hapsburg family empire and the last bastion against the advancing tide of Islam. Which Polish king led the relieving force that raised the siege and saved the city? Augustus II John II Casimir Sigismund III John III Sobieski

9. In 1772 AD and again in 1793 AD portions of a weakened Poland were annexed by three major European powers. Which one of these does not belong? Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Sweden Archduchy of Austria Russian Empire

10. During his reign (1763-1795 AD) he witnessed his neighbors eat away at his kingdom little by little. Finally, in 1795 AD with the Third Partition of Poland, Poland as a political entity ceased to exist. Who was the final king of Poland? Ladislaus IV Augustus III Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski Stanislaus Leszczynski