Alexander Jagiellon
Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 to 1506 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506.[2] He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon. He was elected grand duke of Lithuania upon the death of his father and king of Poland upon the death of his brother John I Albert.
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| Alexander Jagiellon | |
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.jpg) As king of the Saracens, probably the most accurate portrait of Alexander, c. 1504[1] | |
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
| Reign | 30 July 1492 – 19 August 1506 |
| Coronation | 30 July 1492 in Vilnius Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
| Successor | Sigismund I the Old |
| King of Poland | |
| Reign | 12 December 1501 – 19 August 1506 |
| Coronation | 12 December 1501 in Wawel Cathedral |
| Predecessor | John I Albert |
| Successor | Sigismund I the Old |
| Born | 5 August 1461 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 19 August 1506(1506-08-19) (aged 45) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Helena of Moscow |
| Dynasty | Jagiellon |
| Father | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Hungary |
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