Jagiellonian dynasty
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The Jagiellonian dynasty,, also called Jagiellon dynasty, House of Jagiellon or simply the Jagiellons, was a Polish cadet branch of the Lithuanian ducal dynasty of Gediminids. It originated with Jogai
Jogaila, later Ladislaus II Jagiełło (c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434) was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434), King of Poland alongside his wife Jadwiga (1386–1399), and then sole King of Poland until his death.
Baptism of Władysław III of Poland at Wawel in 1425
The Crusade of Varna was a series of events in 1443–44 between the crusaders and the Ottoman Empire, culminating in a devastating Christian loss at the Battle of Varna on 10 November 1444.
Ladislaus III during battle of Varna, where he disappeared.
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