Włodzimierz of Cracow

Włodzimierz of Cracow
Voivode
Voivode of Kraków
Reignc. 1238 – 18 March 1241
PredecessorTeodor Gryfita
SuccessorKlement of Ruszcza
Native nameWłodzimierz z Krakowa
Bornc. 1191
Died18 March 1241
near Chmielnik, Kingdom of Poland

Włodzimierz of Cracow (Polish: Włodzimierz z Krakowa, Włodzimierz Krakowski, Włodzimierz Gryfita; c. 1191 – 18 March 1241) was a Polish nobleman who served as voivode of Kraków in the Seniorate Province from about 1238 until his death at the Battle of Chmielnik. In heraldic literature he has been variously associated with the Gryf and Łabędź coats of arms. Most recent genealogical studies link him with the Łabędź lineage descending from the palatine Piotr Włostowic. Before becoming voivode he held the castellanies of Brześć and Oświęcim.

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