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Jagiellonian dynasty

  • Sigismund I the OldSigismund I the Old was born in Kozienice on the 1st of January 1467. He entered the world as the fifth son of King Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Austria.
  • John I AlbertJohn was born on the 27th of December 1459 at Wawel Castle in Kraków. He entered the world as one of thirteen children to Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elizabeth…
  • Jagiellonian UniversityKing Casimir III the Great issued a royal charter of foundation on the 12th of May 1364. This document granted permission to establish an institution of…
  • Jagiellonian dynastyIn 1385, the Grand Duke of Lithuania signed a document known as the Union of Krewo. This agreement required Jogaila to convert from paganism and marry Queen…