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Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 1 August 1520
- Died
- 7 July 1572
- Place of birth
- Kraków
- Place of death
- Knyszyn
- Sex or gender
- male
- Father
- Sigismund I the Old
- Mother
- Bona Sforza
- Child
- Barbara Woroniecka
- Sibling
- Anna Jagiellon, Regina Szafraniec, Catherine Jagellon, Anna Jagiellon, Isabella Jagiellon, Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Katharina of Poland, Countess of Montfort, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Wojciech Olbracht, John Jagiellon
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- King of Poland
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- depicted by
- Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus in armor
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- family
- Jagiellonian dynasty
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Polish
- name in native language
- Žygimantas Augustas
- noble title
- King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
- owner of
- Q9169522
- place of burial
- Wawel Cathedral
- significant person
- Johannes Dantiscus, Philipp Melanchthon
- topic's main category
- Category:Sigismund II Augustus
- unmarried partner
- Barbara Gizanka, Diana di Cordona
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