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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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SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania (from 1529).
1 giorno fa · 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.
Domestic politics under Sigismund—and even more so under his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus (reigned 1548–72)—centered on a contest between the fast-growing magnate oligarchy and the dynamic gentry, with the rulers generally favoring the former.
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.
BIOG144917 Ruler: Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania | Production date 1548-1572 ...
