Barbara Radziwiłł
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Barbara Radziwiłł was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, already widowed and considere
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, c. 1551
Cameo showing Queen Barbara from profile, made in 1550 by Jacopo Caraglio
Barbara Radziwiłł in coronation robes and pearls that became her signature jewelry. 18th-century copy of an original 16th-century portrait.
Death of Barbara Radziwiłł by Józef Simmler
Bona Sforza
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Bona Sforza was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund I the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano in her own right. She was a surviving member of the powerful H
Barbara Radziwiłł
…Sigismund in secret in July or August 1547. The marriage caused a scandal and was vehemently opposed by Polish nobles, including the queen mother, Bona Sforza. Sigismund Augustus, with the support of Barbara's cousin Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Black and her brother Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Red, worked tirelessly to…
Cameo with bust of Bona Sforza, c. 1540
The Palace of the Grand Dukes (marked as number 6) in Vilnius Lower Castle in the late 16th century.
Poisoning of Queen Bona, painted in the 19th century by Jan Matejko
Tomb monument of Bona Sforza in the Basilica di San Nicola, Bari