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  2. 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 from the Jagiellonian dynasty .

  3. 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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  4. SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania (from 1529). Under pressure from his parents, King Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza, Sigismund was made grand duke of Lithuania and elected king of Poland (coronation on 20 February 1530) in his ...

  5. Sigismund II Augustus 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 from the Jagiellonian dynasty.

  6. Sigismund II Augustus: a Renaissance portrait of a melancholic man - Polish History. It seems he basked in the full glory of the Polish “golden age” from the moment of his birth.

  7. The Polish Golden Age ( Polish: Złoty Wiek Polski) was the Renaissance period in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, roughly corresponding to the period of rule of the King Władysław II Jagiełło (1386–1434) and Sigismund II Augustus, the last of the Jagiellonian Dynasty monarchs, until his death in 1572.

  8. 2 days ago · Overview. Sigismund II Augustus. (1520—1572) 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)

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