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And the same goes for the Renaissance ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: born five hundred years ago, Sigismund II Augustus, son of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza of Milan, the last of the Jagiellonian family. It seems he basked in the full glory of the Polish "golden age" from the moment of his birth.
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English: Sigismund II Augustus (1 August 1520 - 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1548 to 1572. Contents 1 Portraits/Portrety 2 Life/Życie 3 Patronage/Mecenat 4 Coats of arms/herby Portraits/Portrety Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1553-1555
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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.
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After Sigismund II Augustus, the dynasty underwent further changes. Sigismund II's heirs were his sisters, Anna Jagellonica and Catherine Jagellonica. The latter had married Duke John of Finland, who thereby from 1569 became king John III Vasa of Sweden , and they had a son, Sigismund III Vasa ; as a result, the Polish branch of the Jagiellons merged with the House of Vasa, which ruled Poland.
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SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 - 1572; ruled 1530 - 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania (from 1529).
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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..
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Sigismund II or Sigismund Augustus, 1520-72, king of Poland (1548-72). Crowned in 1530 to assure his succession, he assumed the royal functions at the death of his father, Sigismund I.By the Union of Lublin (1569) he transferred his hereditary grand duchy of Lithuania to the Polish crown, creating the unified Polish-Lithuanian state. His great diplomatic skill enabled him to conciliate the.
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Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572) was a Polish king, the last member of the Jagiellon dynasty. [1] He was also the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1548 to 1572. [2] Biography Sigismund II Augustus was born in Kraków on 1 August 1520. [3] He was the only son (he had sisters) of king Sigismund I the Old and his wife, Italian princess Bona Sforza.
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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. Sigismund Augustus was the last male member.
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King Sigismund II Augustus, via Polish History The ascension of Jogaila to the Polish throne in 1386 did not unify the two countries. Poland and Lithuania remained independent from each other for two more centuries and were managed independently, despite having the same monarch.
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ABSTRACT. The present article explores the history of three medical volumes that once belonged to the important book collection of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572), and its possible itinerary to Finland, where it is currently located in Åbo Akademi Library, Turku.
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The death without issue of Sigismund II Augustus in 1572 and of his sister Anna in 1596 meant the end of the dynasty. Its descendants by distaff survived much longer. The mother of Sigismund III Vasa, king of Poland (1587 - 1632) and Sweden (1592 - 1599), was a Jagiellon.
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Sigismund II Augustus (1520-1572) was a Polish king, the last member of the Jagiellon dynasty. [1] He was also the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1548 to 1572. [2] Sigismund II Augustus was born in Kraków on 1 August 1520. [3]
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Three years later Sigismund II Augustus died, leaving no heirs, thereby ending the Jagiellon dynasty. This article was most recently revised and updated by Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer.