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The Jagiellonian ( US: / ˌjɑːɡjəˈloʊniən / YAH-gyə-LOH-nee-ən) or Jagellonian dynasty ( US: / ˌjɑːɡəˈ -/ YAH-gə-; Lithuanian: Jogailaičių dinastija; Polish: dynastia jagiellońska ), otherwise the Jagiellon dynasty (Polish: dynastia Jagiellonów ), the House of Jagiellon (Polish: Dom Jagiellonów ), or simply the Jagiellons (Lithuanian: Jogailaičia...
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. The dynasty was founded by Jogaila , the grand duke of Lithuania , who married Queen Jadwiga of Poland in 1386, converted to Christianity , and became King Władysław II ...
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Feb 21, 2024 · Casimir IV. See all media. Category: History & Society. Byname: Casimir Jagiellonian. Polish: Kazimierz Jagiellończyk. Born: 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 →.
Casimir succeeded his brother Władysław III (killed at the Battle of Varna in 1444) as King of Poland after a three-year interregnum on 25 June 1447. In 1454, he married Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of King Albert II of Germany and Elizabeth of Luxembourg, a descendant of King Casimir III of Poland.
May 1, 2022 · Jana (1548), Legnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland. Genealogy for Elisabeth Jagiellon, Princess of Poland (1482 - 1517) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- November 13, 1482
- Legnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland
- Lithuania
Fryderyk Jagiellon (1468-1503) Anna Jagiellon (1476-1503) * Bogusław X (1454-1523) Barbara Jagiellon (1478-1534) * George of Saxony (1471-1539) Elizabeth Jagiellon (1483-1517) * Frederick II Piast (1480-1547) [Jan of Lithuania (1499-1538) Anna Jagiellon (1503-47) * Stefan Batory (1533-86) Catherine Jagiellon (1526-83)
The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European countries (present day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Kaliningrad, parts of Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia) between the fourteenth and sixteenth century.