Louis of Hungary, after the death of…

Louis of Hungary, after the death of Casimir III of Poland on November 5, 1370, arrives after his uncle's funeral and orders the erection of a splendid Gothic marble monument to the deceased king.

He is on November 17 crowned king of Poland in the Krakow Cathedral.

Casimir III had willed his patrimony—including the duchies of Sieradz, Łęczyca and Dobrzyń—to his grandson, Casimir IV, Duke of Pomerania.

However, the Polish prelates and lords are opposed to the disintegration of Poland and Casimir III's testament is declared void.

Louis visits Gniezno and makes his Polish mother, Elizabeth, regent before returning to Hungary in December.

His uncle's two surviving daughters (Anna and Hedwig) accompany him, and the Polish Crown Jewels are transferred to Buda, which raises discontent among Louis's new subjects.

Louis's wife has given birth to a daughter, Catherine, in 1370, seventeen years after their marriage; a second daughter, Mary, will be born in 1371.

Hereafter Louis will make several attempts to safeguard his daughters' right to succeed him.