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Pre-dynasty background. The rule of Piasts, the earlier Polish ruling house (c. 962–1370) had ended with the death of King Casimir III the Great. Gediminids, the immediate predecessors of the first Jagiellonian, were rulers of medieval Lithuania with the title of Grand Duke.
May 1, 2022 · Death: February 16, 1517 (34) Legnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland (died during childbirth) Place of Burial: Legnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland. Immediate Family: Daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland and Elizabeth of Austria. Wife of Fryderyk Legnicki, II, książę.
- November 13, 1482
- Legnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland
- Lithuania
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Casimir IV (Casimir Andrew Jagiellon; Polish: Kazimierz Andrzej Jagiellończyk [kaˈʑimjɛʂ jaɡʲɛ(l)ˈlɔj̃t͡ʂɨk] ⓘ; Lithuanian: Kazimieras Jogailaitis ⓘ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 until his death in 1492.
Feb 21, 2024 · November 30, 1427. Died: June 7, 1492 (aged 64) Title / Office: king (1447-1492), Poland. House / Dynasty: Jagiellon dynasty. Notable Family Members: father Władysław II Jagiełło. son Vladislas II. See all related content →.
Jagiellon dynasty, family of monarchs of Poland-Lithuania, Bohemia, and Hungary that became one of the most powerful in east central Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Death of King Casimir IV Jagiellon at Grodno in Lithuania (7 June); Prince John Albert elected king of Poland at Piotrków (August); Alexander Jagiellon (d. 1501) elected Grand Duke of Lithuania; Russian troops invade Grand Duchy of Lithuania, triggering a conflict which is not concluded until 1494: 1493
Jagiellon dynasty, Family of monarchs of Poland-Lithuania, Bohemia, and Hungary that became one of the most powerful in east-central Europe in the 15th–16th centuries. It was founded by Jogaila, grand duke of Lithuania, who became Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland after marriage to Queen Jadwiga (1373?–99) in 1386.