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Apr 8, 2024 · Sigismund II Augustus (born Aug. 1, 1520, Kraków, Pol.—died July 7, 1572, Knyszyn) 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 ...
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Sigismund II Augustus. 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. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male monarch ...
- 10 February 1574, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
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Apr 15, 2022 · Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus, circa 1554. In 1562, when Ivan the Terrible demonstrated his intention to conquer the Ruthenian lands, including today’s Belarus and Ukraine, this union was about to dissolve into chaos for lack of a male heir. Sigismund Augustus initiated a seven-year campaign to build a new union based on elected leaders ...
Jan 23, 2024 · Barry Strauss, in his Ten Caesars, called Augustus Machiavellian. From 42 to 30 BCE, "he fought, lied, cheated and trampled on the laws" (28). Upon becoming emperor, Augustus found a way to adapt the traditional practices of the Roman constitution to new situations but changed their meanings completely.
Apr 4, 2023 · Dominic Raab resigned as deputy prime minister and secretary of state for justice on 21 April 2023, after an investigation by Adam Tolley KC into allegations of bullying. He held this role from September 2021 to September 2022, and from October 2022 to April 2023. He also previously served as first secretary of state.
