King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sigismund I the Old (Polish: Zygmunt I Stary, Lithuanian: Žygimantas II Senasis; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the son of Casimir IV and younger brother of Kings John I Albert and Alexander I Jagiellon. He was nicknamed "the Old" in later historiography to distinguish him from his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus.
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Sigismund I the Old | |
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King of Poland Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
Reign | 8 December 1506 – 1 April 1548 |
Coronation | 24 January 1507 in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków |
Predecessor | Alexander I Jagiellon |
Successor | Sigismund II Augustus |
Born | 1 January 1467 Kozienice, Poland |
Died | 1 April 1548 81) Kraków, Poland | (aged
Burial | 7 July 1548 Wawel Cathedral, Kraków |
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Dynasty | Jagiellon dynasty |
Father | Casimir IV of Poland |
Mother | Elisabeth of Austria |
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