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May 23, 2016 · Polish nobles considered her a dangerous woman who had a surprising amount of power over her husband King Sigismund I. Their wedding started a new chapter in the history of Poland, but Bona Sforza was never a favorite queen of her subjects. Bona Sforza was born on February 2, 1494 in Vigevano, Italy. She grew up surrounded by stories about ...
- Natalia Klimczak
Bona Sforza (2 February 1494 – 19 November 1557) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful House of Sforza, which had ruled the Duchy of Milan since 1447. Smart, energetic and ambitious, Bona became ...
Mar 22, 2024 · This relationship caused scandal at court, but in the end the nobility granted Barbara’s coronation as queen of Poland in 1551. Bona, now elderly and widowed since 1548, made the decision to abandon Krakow definitively in 1556. Her influence was now more and more limited and most of the nobility did not have great respect towards the widow queen.
- Antonio Iannaccone
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Sforza, Bona (1493–1557)Queen of Poland and duchess of Bari. Name variations: Bona of Poland. Born in January 1493 (some sources cite 1494) in Milan, Italy; died on November 19, 1557 (some sources cite 1558), at Bari, Italy; daughter of Giangaleazzo or Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (r. 1476–1479), and Isabella of Naples (1470–1524); became second wife of Zygmunt I Stary also known ...
Bona Sforza, queen of Poland (d. 19 November 1557) Raised at the brilliant Renaissance court of Milan, Bona Sforza was well educated, her studies including the discipline of statecraft as well as languages, literature, and music, more traditional occupations for women.*. And, by the way, she is Caterina Sforza 's niece, the daughter of Caterina ...
From the 16th to 18th century, vegetable gardens were planted by the nobility on their estates. Most of them grew black and white cabbage (which covered over 34% of the land) and carrots (about 14%), and also onions, hemp, turnips, kale, parsnips and aniseed. The least commonly grown plant was poppy (0.5%). Other vegetables such as cucumbers ...
May 26, 2019 · Bona Sforza, Poland’s Rebellious Queen. Bona Sforza (1494-1557) Medieval and early modern queenship is a fascinating area of historical research. In European history, it focuses on such famous queens as Eleanor of Aquitaine (of France and later of England), Catherine de’ Medici of France, or Elizabeth I of England.
