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Sigismund I the Auld

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Sigismund I the Auld
Sigismund I the Auld
Keeng o Poland
Grand Duke o Lithuanie
Ring1506–1548
Coronation24 Januar 1507 in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
PredecessorAlexander I
SuccessorSigismund II Augustus
Born1 Januar 1467(1467-01-01)
Kozienice, Poland
Dee'd1 Apryle 1548(1548-04-01) (aged 81)
Kraków, Poland
Buirial7 Julie 1548
Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
SpoosesBarbara Zápolya
Bona Sforza
IssueHedwig, Electress o Bradenburg
Isabella, Queen o Hungary
Sigismund II Augustus
Sophia, Duchess o Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anna I o Poland
Catherine, Queen o Swaden
DynastyJagiellon
FaitherCasimir IV o Poland
MitherElisabeth o Austrick
SeegnaturSigismund I the Auld's signature

Sigismund I o Poland (Pols: Zygmunt I Stary; Lithuanie: Žygimantas I Senasis) (1 Januar 1467 – 1 Aprile 1548), o the Jagiellon, reigned as King o Poland an an aa as the Grand Duke o Lithuanie frae 1506 till 1548. Sigismund I wis the son o Casimir IV an the younger brither o Kings John I Albert an Alexander I Jagiellon.[1] He wis nicknamed "the Auld" in later historiography tae distinguish him frae his son an successor Sigismund II Augustus. Being a patron o the airts, he expandit Polish influence, establishin rule ower Ducal Prussia an annexin the Duchy o Mazovia wi Warsaw.

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  1. Huey, Steve. "Zygmunt I Stary" (in Polls). Dzieje.pl Hisyoria Polski. Retrieved June 04, 2024. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)