Editing Casimir III the Great (section)

==Relationships and children==
Casimir III was married four times:

===Aldona of Lithuania===
On 30 April or 16 October 1325, Casimir married [[Aldona of Lithuania]],{{efn|She was also known as Anna, possibly a baptismal name.{{sfn|Rowell|1994|p=232}}}}{{sfn|Frost|2015|p=28}} daughter of Grand Duke [[Gediminas of Lithuania]]{{sfn|Rowell|1994|p=91-92}} and [[Jewna]]. They had:
*[[Elisabeth of Poland (1326-1361)|Elisabeth of Poland]] (ca. 1326–1361); married Duke [[Bogislaw V|Bogislaus V of Pomerania]]{{sfn|Davies|1982|p=65}}
*Cunigunde of Poland (1334–1357),{{sfn|Davies|1982|p=65}} married [[Louis VI the Roman]], the son of [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
*Anna{{sfn|Davies|1982|p=65}}

Aldona died on 26 May 1339. Casimir remained a widower for two years.

===Adelaide of Hesse===
On 29 September 1341, Casimir married his second wife, [[Adelaide of Hesse]]. She was a daughter of [[Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse]], and Elizabeth of Meissen. They had no children. Casimir started living separately from Adelaide soon after the marriage. Their loveless marriage lasted until 1356, when he declared himself divorced.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rhode|first1=Gotthold K.S.|title=Casimir III|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Casimir-III|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>

===Christina Rokiczana===
After Casimir "divorced" Adelaide he married his mistress [[Christina Rokiczana]], the widow of Miklusz Rokiczani, a wealthy merchant. Her own origins are unknown. Following the death of her first husband she had entered the court of [[Bohemia]] in [[Prague]] as a [[lady-in-waiting]]. Casimir brought her with him from Prague and convinced the abbot of the [[Benedictine]] [[abbey]] of [[Tyniec]] to marry them. The marriage was held in a secret ceremony but soon became known. Queen Adelaide renounced it as [[Polygamy|bigamous]] and returned to Hesse. Casimir continued living with Christine despite complaints by [[Pope Innocent VI]] on behalf of Queen Adelaide. This marriage lasted until 1363–64 when Casimir again declared himself divorced. They had no children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://historia.org.pl/2018/01/16/krystyna-rokiczana-romans-kazimierza-z-piekna-czeszka-zakonczony-bigamicznym-malzenstwem/ |title=Krystyna Rokiczana. Romans Kazimierza z piękną Czeszką zakończony bigamicznym małżeństwem |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>

===Hedwig of Żagań===
In about 1365, Casimir married his fourth wife [[Hedwig of Sagan|Hedwig of Żagań]]. She was a daughter of [[Henry V of Iron]], Duke of [[Żagań]] and Anna of Mazovia. They had three children:
*[[Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje]] (1366 – 9 June 1422); married firstly [[William, Count of Celje|William of Celje]]; their only daughter was [[Anne of Cilli|Anne of Celje]], who married [[Jogaila|Jogaila of Lithuania]] when he was king of Poland (as Władysław II Jagiełło). Anna married secondly Ulrich, [[Duke of Teck]]; they had no children.
*Kunigunde of Poland (1367 – 1370)
*Jadwiga of Poland (1368 – ca. 1382)

As Adelheid was still alive (and possibly Christina as well), the marriage to Hedwig was also considered bigamous. Because of this, the legitimacy of his three young daughters was disputed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://historia.org.pl/2017/11/19/nieszczesliwy-malzonek-kazimierz-wielki-bigamista-do-kwadratu/ |title=Nieszczęśliwy małżonek. Kazimierz Wielki – bigamista do kwadratu |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> Casimir managed to have Anna and Kunigunde legitimated by [[Pope Urban V]] on 5 December 1369. Jadwiga the younger was legitimated by [[Pope Gregory XI]] on 11 October 1371 (after Casimir's death).<ref>''Pope Gregory XI: the Failure of Tradition'' {{ISBN|978-0-819-15463-7}} p. 119</ref>