Rulers
Sigismund II Augustus
1520-1572 · King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania · b. in Kraków
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Ruler of Poland and Lithuania from 1529 to 1572
Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male monarch from the Jagiellonian dynasty.
Key achievements
- 01The Union of Lublin in 1569
- 02Last of the Jagiellonian dynasty
- 03Built a strong Baltic fleet
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