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1 giorno fa · Sigismund was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland. Elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, he sought to unify Poland and Sweden under one Catholic kingdom, and when he succeeded his deceased father in 1592 the Polish–Swedish union was created.
1 giorno fa · In 1587, Sigismund Vasa – the son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon – won the election, but his claim was overtly contested by Maximilian III of Austria, who launched a military expedition to challenge the new king. His defeat in 1588 at the hands of Jan Zamoyski sealed Sigismund's right to the throne of Poland and Sweden.
2 giorni fa · The rule of Lithuania by the Gediminid–Jagiellonian family representatives resumed through matrilineal line following the death of Báthory (1586) when Sigismund III Vasa (son of Catherine Jagiellon) was elected in 1587.
24 mag 2024 · Barbara Radziwiłł (c.1520-1551) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as consort of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, a great beauty and already widowed, became a royal mistress most likely in 1543 and they married in secret in July or August 1547.
18 mag 2024 · Catherine (1 November 1526 – 16 September 1583), was a Queen of Sweden and Grand Duchess of Finland, wife of John III of Sweden, Wojciech Olbracht, born and died 20 September 1527. Queen Bona's gardens at the Wawel Castle
18 ore fa · Olivia Henson's upcoming marriage to billionaire (and Prince George's godfather) Hugh Grosvenor, Duke Of Westminster on June 7 is a sign that true love can thrive off the grid. Despite both being from notable families, the pair have kept their relationship really lowkey, which is probably why details about the bride-to-be are scarce.
2 giorni fa · Olivia Henson will become the new Duchess of Westminster when she marries Hugh Grosvenor in Chester Cathedral on Friday - here's everything we know about the 30-year-old bride-to-be
