| Alexander Jagiellon | |
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| Reign | July 30, 1492-August 19, 1506 (Grand Duke of Lithuania) December 12, 1501-August 19, 1506 (King of Poland) |
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| Coronation | July 30, 1492 in Vilnius Cathedral as Grand Duke of Lithuania December 12, 1501 in Wawel Cathedral as King of Poland |
| Born | August 5, 1461 |
| Birthplace | Kraków, Poland |
| Died | August 19, 1506 (aged 45) |
| Place of death | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Buried | Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania (1506) |
| Consort | Helena of Moscow |
| Issue | Male (Name Unknown) by Helena (Disputed) |
| Royal House | Gediminids, Jagiellon |
| Father | Kazimierz IV Jagiellon |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Austria |
Alexander Jagiellon (Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506), Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland; he was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Vilnius Cathedral (Vilniaus Šv Stanislovo ir Šv Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Wawel Cathedral &ndash the Cathedral Basilica of Sts Stanisław and Vaclav &ndash is Poland 's national sanctuary located on Wawel Hill in Kraków Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Vilnius Cathedral (Vilniaus Šv Stanislovo ir Šv Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Biography Helena was the daughter of a Grand Prince of Moscow, Ivan III, and of a niece of the last Byzantine emperor Sophia Paleologue The Gediminids ( Lithuanian: Gediminaičiai, singular Gediminaitis) were a Dynasty of Monarchs of the medieval Lithuania The Jagiellons (Jogailaičiai Jagiellonowie were a royal Dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash Biography Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany (1397-1439 and his wife Elisabeth (1409-42 heiress of Bohemia. Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash He was elected Grand Duke of Lithuania on the death of his father (1492), and King of Poland on the death of his brother Jan I Olbracht (1501). For other monarchs with similar names please see John of Poland.
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Biography
Alexander's shortage of funds immediately made him subservient to the Polish Senate and nobility (szlachta), who deprived him of control of the mint (then one of the most lucrative sources of revenue for the Polish kings), curtailed his prerogatives, and generally endeavored to reduce him to a subordinate position. Jan Matejko ( (also known as Jan Mateyko; June 24 1838 Free City of Kraków; - November 1 1893 Kraków) was a Polish painter Szlachta ( refers to the noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (since 1569 semi-federal semi-confederal For want of funds, Alexander was unable to resist the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights or prevent Grand Duke of Muscovy Ivan III from ravaging Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Tatars. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич ( 22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow also known as Ivan the Great The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė old literary Lithuanian Didi Kunigiste Letuvos, Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje Tatars ( Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар sometimes spelled Tartars, are a Turkic -speaking ethnic group or multiple ethnic groups The most the Grand Duke of Lithuani could do was to garrison Smolensk and other strongholds and employ his wife Helena, the Tsar's daughter, to mediate a truce between his father-in-law and himself after the disastrous Battle of Vedrosha (1500). Smolensk (Смоленск is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast. Battle of Vedrosha was one of the greatest Battles in the medieval history of Russia. In the terms of the truce, Lithuania had to surrender about a third of its territory to the nascent expansionist Russian state.
During his reign, Poland suffered much humiliation at the hands of her subject principality, Moldavia. Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians Only the death of Stephen, the great hospodar of Moldavia, enabled Poland still to hold her own on the Danube River; while the liberality of Pope Julius II, who issued no fewer than 29 bulls in favor of Poland and granted Alexander Peter's Pence and other financial help, enabled him to restrain somewhat the arrogance of the Teutonic Order. Stephen III of Moldavia or Stephen III (c 1433 - July 2, 1504) also known as Stephen the Great ( Romanian: Ştefan Hospodar or gospodar is a term of Slavonic origin meaning "lord" or "master" The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 Peter's Pence is the practice of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church providing financial support to the Holy See.
Alexander Jagellon never felt at home in Poland, and bestowed his favor principally upon his fellow Lithuanians, the most notable of whom was the wealthy Lithuanian magnate Michael Glinski, who justified his master's confidence by his great victory over the Tatars at Kleck (August 5, 1506), news of which was brought to Aleksander on his deathbed in Vilnius. Michael Lvovich Glinski (known as Mikhail Lvovich Glinsky in Russian and Michał Gliński in Polish c Kletsk (Клецк originally known as Klechesk, Kleck is a city in the Minsk voblast of Belarus, located on the Lan river Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. There is some evidence that he had at least one son, leading to a surviving Jagiellon branch, although this is not conclusive.
It is important to note that Alexander Jagellon was the last known ruler of the Gediminids dynasty to have maintained the family's ancestral Lithuanian language. The Gediminids ( Lithuanian: Gediminaičiai, singular Gediminaitis) were a Dynasty of Monarchs of the medieval Lithuania Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. From his death, Polish became the sole language of the family, thus fully Polonizing the Jagiellon family. Polonization (polonizacja is the acquisition or imposition The Jagiellons (Jogailaičiai Jagiellonowie were a royal Dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European
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Gallery
 King Alexander in Polish Senate, 1506. Algirdas, (ɑlgərdɑːs known as Olgierd Альгерд Ольгерд b Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (b about 1362 d 1 June 1434 was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash Biography Vytautas the Great helped arrange the marriage between Sophia and Jogaila. Albert IV ( September 19, 1377 &ndash September 14, 1404) was a Duke of Austria. Albert II of Habsburg ( August 10, 1397 &ndash October 27, 1439) was King of the Romans (ruler of Germany within the Johanna of Bavaria was the daughter of Albert, Count of Holland and Margaretha the eldest daughter of Ludwik, Duke of Silesia. Biography Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany (1397-1439 and his wife Elisabeth (1409-42 heiress of Bohemia. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, Barbara of Celje ( Croatian and Slovenian Barbara Celjska; Hungarian Cillei Borbála) or Barbara of Cilli (c The Senate ( Senat) is the upper house of the Polish Parliament. |
 Gothic St. Anne's Church in Vilnius was constructed on his initiative in 1495-1500. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. St Anne's Church (Šv Onos bažnyčia is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius ' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River. |
 In 1504 he ordered to rebuild the Wawel in a Renaissance style. See also Wawel The Gothic Wawel Castle was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a [1] |
References
- ^ Wawel Castle. History of the Royal Residence.
See also
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| Preceded by Kazimierz IV Jagiellon |
Grand Duke of Lithuania 1492–1506 |
Succeeded by Zygmunt I the Old |
| Preceded by Jan I Olbracht |
King of Poland 1501–1506 |
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