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Sigismund II Augustus (Polish: Zygmunt II August, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Augustas; 1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548.
8 apr 2024 · Sigismund II Augustus was the last Jagiellon king of Poland, who united Livonia and the duchy of Lithuania with Poland, creating a greatly expanded and legally unified kingdom. The only son of Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza, Sigismund II was elected and crowned coruler with his father in 1530.
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Sigismondo II Augusto Jagellone ( Cracovia, 1º agosto 1520 – Knyszyn, 7 luglio 1572) è stato re di Polonia dal 1548 al 1572 e Granduca di Lituania dal 1529: unico figlio di Sigismondo I e della sua seconda moglie Bona Sforza, con lui si estinse la Dinastia Jagellonica, che aveva governato il paese dal 1386, e s'impose il principio che il monarca...
SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania (from 1529).
And the same goes for the Renaissance ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: born five hundred years ago, Sigismund II Augustus, son of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza of Milan, the last of the Jagiellonian family. It seems he basked in the full glory of the Polish “golden age” from the moment of his birth.
20 mag 2024 · Quick Reference. (1520–72), King of Poland, was the son of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. In 1530, at the age of 10, he was declared co-ruler with his father, and in 1544 ... From: Sigismund II Augustus in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance » Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) Related content in Oxford Reference.
Medium. Painting on copper plate. [Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, revised 2018] Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572), King of Poland from the Jagiellonian dynasty. Attribution.
