Siege of Polotsk
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The siege of Polotsk was laid in 1518 by forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow on Polotsk during the Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War. The Lithuanians defended the city. According to a legend, Saint Prin
Daugava (Dvina) River near Polotsk
Fresco The Appearance of St. Casimir to the Lithuanian Army near Polotsk in the Panevėžys Cathedral, dedicated to the siege
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
Siege of Polotsk
…across only to disappear on the other side. The soldiers identified the youth as their deceased Prince Casimir, elder brother of Lithuanian Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old. After crossing, the Lithuanians waited for the night, set hay stacks alight to confuse and disorient the enemy, and swiftly attacked the Russians. The…
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