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Alexander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon.
Casimir IV Jagiellon: 1427: 1492: 1440–1492: Elisabeth of Austria: His first title was the Grand Duke of Lithuania since 1440, he became King of Poland only in 1447. He is the younger son of Władysław II Jagiełło and Sophia of Halshany. Alexander I Jagiellon: 1461: 1506: 1492–1506: Helena of Moscow
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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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Jagiellon dynasty . 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.
King Alexander Jagiellon with Chancellor Jan Łaski. The folwark, a large-scale system of agricultural production based on serfdom, was a dominant feature on Poland's economic landscape beginning in the late 15th century and for the next 300 years.
Alexander Jagiellon ( Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon.
House / Dynasty: Jagiellon dynasty. Alexander (born Aug. 5, 1461, Kraków, Pol.—died Aug. 19, 1506, Vilnius, Lith.) was the king of Poland (1501–06) of the Jagiellonian dynasty, successor to his brother John Albert (Jan Olbracht). Alexander carried on the hopeless struggle of the crown against the growing power of the Polish senate and ...
