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
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
Sigismund I the Old
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Sigismund I the Old was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. He was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the son of Casimir IV and younger brother of Kings Jo
Portrait by Kulmbach, c. 1511–1518
Sigismund (far right) with Emperor Maximilian I and brother Vladislaus II in Vienna, 1515, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer
Sigismund grants a noble status to the professors of the Jagiellonian University, 1535, painting by Jan Matejko
Medal featuring the profile of Sigismund I, by Giovanni Maria Mosca