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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 .
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 ...
Domestic politics under Sigismund—and even more so under his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus (reigned 1548–72)—centred on a contest between the fast-growing magnate oligarchy and the dynamic gentry, with the rulers generally favouring the former.
Domestic politics under Sigismund—and even more so under his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus (reigned 1548–72)—centered on a contest between the fast-growing magnate oligarchy and the dynamic gentry, with the rulers generally favoring the former. The option of relying on the burghers, as was done by western European rulers, was ...
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.
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 ...
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.
