Bona Sforza

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Bona Sforza was a powerful 16th-century Italian-born queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania, noted for her political influence, economic reforms, and role in strengthening the Jagiellonian dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
Bona Sforza canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duchess consort
human
noblewoman
queen consort
activeInPeriod 16th century
associatedWithDynasty Jagiellonian dynasty
birthDate 1494-02-02
birthPlace Duchy of Milan
Vigevano
burialPlace Basilica di San Nicola, Bari
surface form: Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Bari
causeOfDeath poisoning (alleged)
child Anna Jagiellon
Catherine Jagiellon
Isabella Jagiellon
Sigismund II Augustus
Sophia Jagiellon
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan
Kingdom of Poland
deathDate 1557-11-19
deathPlace Bari
Kingdom of Naples
era Renaissance
familyName Sforza
father Gian Galeazzo Sforza
givenName Bona
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
Polish
memberOf House of Sforza
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Lithuania
surface form: Grand Duchy of Lithuania (as consort)

Poland (as queen consort)
mother Isabella of Naples
nobleTitle Duchess of Bari
surface form: Countess of Rossano

Duchess of Bari
Grand Duchess of Lithuania
Queen of Poland
notableFor economic reforms in Poland and Lithuania
expansion of royal domain estates
introduction of Italian vegetables and cuisine to Poland
political influence in the Polish–Lithuanian state
promotion of Italian culture at the Polish court
strengthening the Jagiellonian dynasty
positionHeld Countess consort of Rossano
Duchess consort of Bari
Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Queen consort of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Bari
Kraków
Vilnius
spouse Sigismund I the Old

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sigismund II Augustus mother Bona Sforza
Sigismund I the Old spouse Bona Sforza
Catherine Jagiellon mother Bona Sforza
Barbara Radziwiłł opposedBy Bona Sforza
Anna Jagiellon mother Bona Sforza
Isabella Jagiellon mother Bona Sforza
Sophia Jagiellon mother Bona Sforza