Zygmunt I Stary
1467 - 1548 · King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania · b. in Kozienice
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to 1548
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 John I Albert and Alexander Jagiellon. He was nicknamed "the Old" in later historiography to distinguish him from his son and successor, Sigismund II Augustus. Before ascending to the Polish and Lithuanian thrones, he was Duke of Głogów from 1499, Duke of Opava from 1501, and governor of Silesia from 1504 on behalf of his brother, King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.
Key achievements
- 01Patron of the Polish Renaissance
- 02Rebuilt Wawel Castle in the Renaissance style
- 03The Prussian Homage in 1525
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