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BURIAL CHURCHES OF POLISH SOVEREIGNS BRNO, CISTERCIAN CONVENT OF AULAE SANCTAE MARIAE/CZECH REPUBLIC (Brno, klaster cisterciacek): Queen Elizabeth-Ryksa of Poland (+1335), consort of King Wenceslaus II COLOGNE, CATHEDRAL/GERMANY (Kölner Dom): Queen Rycheza (+1063), consort of King Mieszko II ![]() Cologne Cathedral and the tomb of Queen Rycheza (+1063). ©ARB CRACOW, ROYAL BASILICA (Kraków, Bazylika Królewska na Wawelu): Duke Casimir I the Restorer (+1058; uncertain, the tomb hasn't been preserved) Duchess Dobronega Maria of Kiev (+1087; uncertain, the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Casimir I Duke Boleslaus IV the Curly (+1173; the tomb hasn't been preserved) Duke Casimir II the Just (+1194; the tomb hasn't been preserved) Duke Mieszko the Staggerer (+1211; the tomb hasn't been preserved) Duke Leszek I the White (+1227; the tomb hasn't been preserved) King Ladislaus I the Short (+1333) Queen Aldona Anna of Lithuania (+1339; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Casimir III the Great King Casimir III the Great (+1370) Queen Saint Hedvig of Anjou (+1399) Queen Anna of Cilli (+1416; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Ladislaus II Jagiello Queen Elizabeth of Pilcza (+1420; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Ladislaus II Jagiello King Ladislaus II Jagiello (+1434) King Ladislaus III of Varna (+1444; king’s corpse was never found following the disastrous Battle of Varna, therefore the king’s tomb in Cracow is empty. In Varna, Bulgaria there is Ladislaus III’s Mausoleum and the legend has it that the king had salvaged himself from the battlefield of Varna and died many years later in Madeira, where he was buried under the church at Madalena do Mar) Queen Sophia of Holszany (+1461), consort of King Ladislaus II Jagiello King Casimir IV Jagiellonian (+1492) King John I Albert (+1501) Queen Elizabeth of Austria (+1505), consort of King Casimir IV Jagiellonian Queen Barbara Zapolya (+1515), consort of King Sigismund I the Old King Sigismund I the Old (+1548) King Sigismund II Augustus (+1572) King Stephen Batory (+1586) Queen Anna Jagiellonian (+1596) Queen Anna of Austria (+1598), consort of King Sigismund III Vasa Queen Constance of Austria (+1631), consort of King Sigismund III Vasa King Sigismund III Vasa (+1632) Queen Cecilia Renata of Austria (+1644), consort of King Ladislaus IV King Ladislaus IV (+1648) Queen Louise Marie Gonzaga (+1667), consort of kings Ladislaus IV and John II Casimir King John II Casimir (+1672) King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki (+1673) King John III Sobieski (+1696) Queen Maria Casimira de la Grange d’Arquien (+1716), consort of King John III Sobieski King Augustus II the Strong (+1733) King Stanislaus I Leszczynski (+1766; few bones saved from king's despoiled tomb at Nancy) ![]() Wawel - the Royal Basilica in Cracow and the the tomb of King Ladislaus I the Short (+1333). ©ARB ![]() The tomb of King Casimir III the Great (+1370). The first tomb of Queen Saint Hedvig of Anjou (+1399). ©ARB ![]() The second and the present tomb of Queen Saint Hedvig of Anjou (+1399). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King Ladislaus II Jagiello (+1434) and King Casimir IV (+1492). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of queens Sophia of Holszany (+1461) and Elizabeth of Austria (+1505). ©ARB ![]() The symbolic tomb of King Ladislaus III of Varna (+1444). The tomb of King John I Albert (+1501). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King Sigismund I the Old (+1548), his son King Sigismund II Augustus (+1572) and the cenotaph of the two kings. ©ARB ![]() The tomb of Queen Barbara Zapolya (+1515), consort of King Sigismund I the Old. ©ARB The tomb and the cenotaph of Queen Anne Jagiellonian (+1596). ©ARB ![]() The tomb and the cenotaph of King Stephen Batory (+1586). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King Sigismund III Vasa (+1632), his Queen Anna of Austria (+1598). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of Queen Constance of Austria (+1631), second wife of King Sigismund III Vasa and Queen Louise Marie Gonzaga (+1667), second wife of King Ladislaus IV and wife of King John II Casimir. ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King Ladislaus IV Vasa (+1648) and his Queen Cecilia Renata of Austria (+1644). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King John II Casimir Vasa (+1668) and King Michael Korybut (+1673). ©ARB ![]() The box containing viscera of King John II Casimir (+1668). Cenotaphs of King John III Sobieski and his Queen Maria Casimira and to King Michael Korybut and his Queen Eleanor of Habsburg. ©ARB ![]() Tombs of King John III Sobieski (+1696) and his Queen Maria Casimira (+1716). ©ARB ![]() Tombs of (left to right): Queen Barbara Zapolya (+1515) and King Augustus II the Strong (+1733). ©ARB. A golden coffin containing bones of King Stanislaus I Leszczynski (+1766). (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) CRACOW, DOMINICAN BASILICA (Kraków, Bazylika Dominikanów): Duke Leszek II the Black (+1288) ![]() The mediaeval tomb of Duke Leszek II the Black (+1288) and two memorial plaques underneath it (from 1938 and 1884 respectively). The Dominican Basilica in Cracow. ©ARB CRACOW, FRANCISCAN BASILICA (Kraków, Bazylika Franciszkanów): Duke Boleslaus V the Chaste (+1279) ![]() The Franciscan Basilica in Cracow. ©ARB ![]() Cenotaph and the tomb of Duke Boleslaus V (+1279). ©ARB CZARNOWASY ABBEY NEAR OPOLE (Czarnowasy, klasztor): Duchess Ludmila of Bohemia (+after 1210; probably buried in the abbey, the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Mieszko the Staggerer DRESDEN, CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY/GERMANY (Kathedrale St. Trinitatis or Hofkirche): Heart of King Augustus II the Strong (+1733) King Augustus III (+1763) and his Queen Maria Josepha of Austria (+1757) Duke Frederick Augustus I the Just (+1827) and his consort Duchess Maria Amalia of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (+1828) Dresden, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. ©ARB ![]() The urn with the heart of King Augustus II (+1733). Tombs of King Augustus III (+1763) and his Queen Maria Josepha (+1757) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) ![]() Tombs of Duke Frederick Augustus I (+1827) and his consort Duchess Maria Amalia (+1828) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) GNIEZNO, BASILICA OF THE ASSUMPTION (Gniezno, Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowziecia NMP): Duchess Dobrawa of Bohemia (+977; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Mieszko I Duchess Emnilda (+1013/17; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Boleslaus I the Brave ![]() The Basilica of Gniezno (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Kosmala) GRÓDEK JAGIELLONSKI NEAR LWÓW, FRANCISCAN CHURCH/UKRAINE (Gródek Jagiellonski, kosciól Franciszkanów): Heart of King Ladislaus II Jagiello (+1434) KALISZ, ST PAUL’S CHURCH (Kalisz, kosciól sw. Pawla): Duke Mieszko III (+1202; the tomb which was situated in the old church hasn't been preserved. The present church is in a different location. The original slab from the tomb of Mieszko III from the old church is to be found in the local museum in Kalisz) and probably his consort Duchess Eudoxia of Kiev (+after 1181; the tomb hasn't been preserved) KASSEL, AUGUSTINIAN ABBEY OF AHNABERG/GERMANY (Kassel, Kloster Ahnaberg; demolished in the early 20th c.): Queen Adelaide of Hesse (+c.1371), consort of King Casimir III the Great KNYSZYN, ST JOHN'S CHURCH (Knyszyn, kosciól sw. Jana): Heart and viscera of King Sigismund II Augustus (+1572; buried in the crypt under the church, inaccessible since 1902) LEGNICA, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE (Legnica, kosciól Grobu Bozego; demolished in 16th c.): Queen Hedvig of Zagan (+1390; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Casimir III the Great LEHNIN, CISTERCIAN ABBEY NEAR POTSDAM/GERMANY (Lehnin, Klosterkirche): Duchess Matilda of Brandenburg (+1290/98), consort of Duke Henry Probus LUBIÑ, ABBEY (Lubiñ, opactwo): Duke Ladislaus III the Spindle-shanks (+1231) LWÓW, LATIN BASILICA/UKRAINE (Lwów, Bazylika Lacinska p.w. Wniebowziecia NMP): Viscera of King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki (+1673) ![]() The Latin Basilica in Lwów. ©ARB NANCY, CHURCH OF NOTRE DAME DE BON SECOURS (FRANCE): King Stanislaus I Leszczynski (+1766; the royal tomb was despoiled during the French Revolution. Following this incident some of king’s remains were transferred to Cracow’s Royal Basilica on Wawel Hill in Poland) Queen Catherine (+1747), consort of King Stanislaus I OSSIACH ABBEY/AUSTRIA (Stift Ossiach): King Boleslaus II the Bold (+1081/82) ![]() Ossiach Abbey and the tomb of King Boleslaus II the Bold (+1081/82) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) PARIS, SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES ABBEY/FRANCE (Paris, l'abbaye Saint-Germain-des-Prés): Heart of King John II Casimir (+1672) ![]() Paris, the Abbey of Saint-Germain and the tomb of King John II Casimir's heart. ©ARB PFORTA, CISTERCIAN ABBEY (GERMANY; now a boarding school Schulpforte near Bad Kösen): Duchess Agnes of Austria (+1157/63; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Ladislaus II the Exile ![]() Pforta, the Abbey Church. ©ARB PLOCK, BASILICA OF THE ASSUMPTION (Plock, Bazylika Wniebowziecia NMP): Duke Ladislaus I Herman (+1102) and his consort Duchess Judith of Bohemia (+1085) Duke Boleslaus III the Wry-mouthed (+1138) and his consort Duchess Salome of Berg (+1144) Duke Conrad I of Mazovia (+1247) and his consort Duchess Agafia of Novgorod-Seversky (+after 1248; uncertain) ![]() The common tomb of dukes buried in the Basilica of Plock (photos by Chrisiek and Maciek 86) POZNAN, BASILICA OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (Poznan, Bazylika Archikatedralna sw. Piotra i Pawla): Duke Mieszko I (+992) King Boleslaus I the Brave (+1025) King Mieszko II (+1034) Duke Casimir I the Restorer (+1058; uncertain, also Cracow's Royal Basilica is mentionedas burial place of the prince; the tomb hasn't been preserved) King Przemysl II (+1296) and his consort Duchess Ryksa of Sweden (+1293) ![]() The Basilica of Poznan (reproduced courtesy of Ms Malgorzata Kosmala) ![]() Memorial to Duke Mieszko I (+992) and his son King Boleslaus I the Brave (+1025) and a memorial on the grave of King Przemysl II (+1296), his consort Duchess Ryksa of Sweden (+1293) and his father Duke Przemysl I of Great Poland (reproduced courtesy of Ms Malgorzata Kosmala) PRAGUE, FRANCISCAN BASILICA OF ST JACOB/CZECH REPUBLIC (Praha, Bazilika sv. Jakuba): Duchess Gryfina of Halicz (+1303/09), consort of Duke Leszek II the Black PRETZSCH, CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS/GERMANY (Pretzsch, Stadtkirche St. Nikolaus): Queen Christine Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayeruth (+1727), consort of King Augustus II the Strong RATZEBURG CATHEDRAL (Ratzeburger Dom): Queen Margaret of Brandenburg (+1315; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Przemysl II ![]() The Cathedral of Ratzeburg. ©ARB SAINT-DENIS ABBEY/FRANCE (La basilique Saint-Denis): Royal tombs at Saint-Denis had been despolied following outbreak of the French Revolution and their contents stolen, dispersed, or buried in a common pit outside the abbey. Following the Restoration of the Bourbons the royal tombs were returned to the abbey church of Saint-Denis from a museum where they had been kept. As it was impossible to determine which bones buried in a common pit by the revolutionaries belonged to which king or queen, it was decided that all royal bones should be laid to rest in the Ossarium, a kind of common mausoleum for all kings and queens (Queen Louise of Lorraine, however, has a tomb containing her own mortal remains). King Henry of Valois (+1589; the tomb hasn't been preserved) and his Queen Louise of Lorraine (+1601) ![]() The Basilica of Saint Denis and the Ossarium containing royal bones that survived the Revolution. ©ARB ![]() The name of King Henry III of Valois (+1589) on a plaque listing names of kings whose mortal remains were reburied in the Ossarium of St Denis Abbey. ©ARB ![]() Urns with hearts of King Henry of Valois (+1589) and his Queen Louise of Lorraine (+1601). The tomb of Queen Louise of Lorraine (+1601). ©ARB ST FLORIAN ABBEY NEAR LINZ/AUSTRIA (Abtei St Florian): Queen Catherine of Habsburg (+1572), consort of King Sigismund II Augustus ![]() St Florian Abbey and the tomb of Queen Catherine of Habsburg (+1572) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) ST PETERSBURG, ST PETER & PAUL’S CATHEDRAL/RUSSIA (Sankt Peterburg, Petropavlovsky sobor): King Alexander I of Russia (+1825) and his Queen Elizabeth of Baden (+1826) King Nicholas I of Russia (+1855) and his Queen Alexandra of Prussia (+1860) St Peter and Paul's Cathedral in St Petersburg (reproduced courtesy of Mrs Simone Sommer) STARY SACZ, ABBEY OF POOR CLARES-CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Stary Sacz, klasztor Klarysek, kosciól Trójcy Przenajswietszej): Duchess Saint Kinga of Hungary (+1292), consort of Duke Boleslaus V the Chaste Queen Hedvig of Great Poland (+1339; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Ladislaus I the Short ![]() Stary Sacz, the Church of the Holy Trinity and a memorial plaque to Queen Hedvig of Great Poland (+1339). ©ARB SZEKESFEHERVAR, CORONATION BASILICA/HUNGARY (Székesfehérvár, Koronazó-bazilika): King Louis the Great of Hungary (+1382; the tomb was destroyed by invading Turks in 1601) ![]() Remains of Székesfehérvár Coronation Basilica (reproduced courtesy of Mr Alexander Krischnig) TORUN, CATHEDRAL OF SAINTS JOHNS (Torun, katedra Swietych Janów): Heart of King John I Albert (+1501) ![]() Torun, the Cathedral of Saints Johns (reproduced courtesy of Mr Wladyslaw Lowczyk) TRZEBNICA, ST HEDVIG’S BASILICA (Trzebnica, bazylika sw. Jadwigi): Duke Henry I the Bearded (+1238) and his consort Duchess Hedvig (+1243) TYNIEC ABBEY (Tyniec, opactwo): Duke Zbigniew (+c. 1113; uncertain, the tomb hasn't been preserved) ![]() Tyniec Abbey. ©ARB VARNA/BULGARIA, MAUSOLEUM OF KING LADISLAUS OF VARNA (Varna, Mavzolei na Kral Vladislav Varnenchik): The body of King Ladislaus III had never been found following the disastrous Battle of Varna, but a Royal Mausoleum was built in 1935 on the battlefield where the king had probably perished. The Skorpil brothers, 19th c. Czech historians claimed, however, that the king had been buried at the Church of St Panagia at Varna. King Ladislaus III of Varna (+1444) ![]() The Mausoleum of King Ladislaus III (+1444) in Varna and his cenotaph inside the Mausoleum. ©ARB ![]() A memorial put up in the place where King Ladislaus III had been killed (behind the Mausoleum). ©ARB VIENNA, CAPUCHIN CHURCH/AUSTRIA (Wien, Kapuzinerkirche): Queen Eleanor of Habsburg (+1697), consort of King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki ![]() The Capuchin Church in Vienna and the tomb of Queen Eleanor of Habsburg (+1697). ©ARB VILNIUS/WILNO, BASILICA OF ST STANISLAUS/LITHUANIA (Vilnius, Sv. Stanislovo Bazilika/Wilno, bazylika sw. Stanislawa): King Alexander (+1506) Queen Elizabeth of Habsburg (+1545), consort of King Sigismund II Augustus Queen Barbara of Radziwill (+1551), consort of King Sigismund II Augustus Heart and viscera of King Ladislaus IV Vasa (+1648) ![]() The Basilica of St Stanislaus in Vilnius (Wilno) ![]() Memorial and the tomb of King Alexander (+1506). ©ARB ![]() Epitaph and the tomb of Queen Elizabeth of Habsburg (+1545). ©ARB ![]() Epitaph and the tomb of Queen Barbara of Radziwill (+1551). ©ARB ![]() Memorial and the tomb of the heart and viscera of King Ladislaus IV (+1648). ©ARB VILNIUS/WILNO, CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE VIRGIN MARY/LITHUANIA (Sobór Przeczystej Bogarodzicy; ruined in late 18th/early 19th c. and rebuilt in 19th century): Queen Helen of Muscovy (+1513; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of King Alexander ![]() Vilnius (Wilno), the Church of the Immaculate Virgin Mary (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, CAMELDOLITE CHURCH (Warszawa, kosciól Kamedulów): Heart of King Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki (+1673) ![]() Warsaw, the Calmedolite Church and the memorial plaque behind which the heart of King Michael is kept (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) ![]() Silver heart-shaped boxes containing hearts of King Michael and his mother Princess Gryzelda Konstancja née Zamoyska (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, CAPUCHIN CHURCH (Warszawa, kosciól Kapucynów): Heart of King John III Sobieski (+1696) Viscera of King Augustus II the Strong (+1733) ![]() Warsaw, the Capuchin Church and the urn containing viscera of King Augustus II the Strong (+1733) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) ![]() The tomb of the heart of King John III Sobieski (+1696) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GRACE (Warszawa, kosciól Matki Bozej Laskawej): Heart of Queen Constance of Austria, consort of King Sigismund III Vasa (+1631; the urn was lost in 1944 when the church was burnt by German troops) Heart of Queen Cecilia Renata of Austria, consort of King Ladislaus IV (+1644; the urn was lost in 1944 when the church was burnt by German troops) ![]() Warsaw, the Church of Our Lady of Grace (or the Jesuit Church) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, CHURCH OF NUNS OF THE VISITATION (Warszawa, kosciól Wizytek): Heart of Queen Louise Marie Gonzaga (+1667), consort of King Ladislaus IV and John II Casimir ![]() Warsaw, the Church of Nuns of the Visitation (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, BASILICA OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Warszawa, Bazylika Archikatedralna sw. Jana Chrzciciela): King Stanislaus II Augustus (+1798) ![]() Warsaw, St John's Basilica and the tomb of King Stanislaus II Augustus (+1798) (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski and Ms Malgorzata Kosmala respectively) WROCLAW, FRANCISCAN CHURCH OF ST JACOB (Wroclaw, kosciól Franciszkanów pw. sw. Jakuba): Duke Henry II the Pious (+1241; the sarcophagus is kept at the National Museum in Wroclaw) WROCLAW, HOLY CROSS CHURCH (Wroclaw, kosciól sw. Krzyza): Duke Henry Probus (+1290; the sarcophagus is kept at the National Museum in Wroclaw) ![]() Wroclaw, the Holy Cross Church (reproduced courtesy of Ms Malgorzata Kosmala) WROCLAW, URSULINE CHURCH OF ST CLARE (Wroclaw, kosciól Urszulanek p.w. sw. Klary i sw. Jadwigi): Duchess Anna of Bohemia (+1265), consort of Duke Henry II the Pious ZADAR, CHURCH OF ST CHRYSOGONUS/CROATIA (Zadar, Crkva Sv. Krsevan): Queen Elizabeth of Bosnia (+1387), consort of King Louis I the Great ![]() The Church of St Chrysogonus at Zadar (reproduced courtesy of Mr Jörg Heinrich) ZAWICHOST, FRANCISCAN CHURCH (Zawichost, kosciól Franciszkanów): Duchess Grzymislawa of Luck (+1258), consort of Duke Leszek I the White ZBRASLAV, CISTERCIAN ABBEY/CZECH REPUBLIC (Zbraslavsky kláster): King Wenceslaus II (+1305) King Wenceslaus III (+1306) BURIAL CHURCHES OF MAZOVIAN DUKES CRACOW, DOMINICAN BASILICA (Kraków, bazylika Dominikanów): Duchess Alexandra of Lithuania (+1434; the tomb hasn't been preserved), consort of Duke Siemowit IV the Younger ![]() The Dominican Basilica in Cracow. ©ARB PLOCK, BASILICA OF THE ASSUMPTION (Plock, Bazylika Wniebowziecia NMP): Duke Conrad I of Mazovia (+1247) and his consort Duchess Agafia of Novgorod Seversky (+after 1248; the tomb hasn’t been preserved) Duke Boleslaus II (+1313) Duke Wenceslaus (+1336) Duke Siemowit II (+1345) Duke Casimir I (+1355) Duke Siemowit III the Older (+1381) Duke Siemowit IV the Younger (+1426) Duke Casimir II (+1442) Duke Ladislaus I (+1455) Duke Siemowit VI (+1461/62) Duke Ladislaus II (+1462) Duke Janus II (+1495) ![]() The common tomb of dukes buried in the Basilica of Plock (photos by Chrisiek and Maciek 86) PULTUSK, COLLEGIATE CHURCH (Pultusk, kolegiata): Duke Casimir III (+1480) RAWA, PARISH CHURCH (Rawa, kosciól parafialny): Duke Siemowit V the Younger (+1442) WARKA, FRANCISICAN CHURCH (Warka, kosciól M. B. Szkaplerznej, pofranciszkanski): Duke Conrad II (+1294) Duke Trojden (+1341) Duchess Danuta of Lithuania (+c. 1429), consort of Duke Janus I the Older WARSAW, ST ANNE’S CHURCH (Warszawa, kosciól sw. Anny): Duchess Anna of Radziwill (+1522; the tomb hasn’t been preserved), consort of Duke Conrad III the Red ![]() Warsaw, St Anne's Church (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) WARSAW, BASILICA OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Warszawa, Bazylika Archikatedralna sw. Jana Chrzciciela): Duke Boleslaus III (+1351) Duke Janus I the Older (+1429) Duke Boleslaus IV (+1454) Duke Boleslaus V (+1488) Duke Conrad III the Red (+1503) Duke Stanislaus (+1524) Duke Janus III (+1526) ![]() Warsaw, St John's Basilica (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) ![]() The tomb of dukes Janus I the Older (+1429) and Boleslaus III (+1351) The tomb of dukes Stanislaus (+1524) and Janus III (+1526). (reproduced courtesy of Ms Malgorzata Kosmala) WARSAW-UJAZDÓW (Warszawa-Ujazdów): Duke Siemowit I (+1262) ![]() The eagle-topped column at Ujazdów (now part of Warsaw) marks the place where Duke Siemowit I (+1262) was killed and cremated (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski) BURIAL CHURCH OF EAST POMERANIAN DUKES GDANSK-OLIWA, BASILICA OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Gdansk-Oliwa, opactwo cysterskie, Bazylika Sw. Trójcy): Most dukes of East Pomerania and their consorts were buried in Oliwa Abbey. The place of their burial is marked by a common tomb put up in 1615 for all members of the ducal family buried there. ![]() Gdansk-Oliwa, the Abbey Church and the tomb of East Pomeranian dukes (reproduced courtesy of Mr Tomasz Moszczynski and Mr Zdzislaw Kuracki respectively) |