Alexander Jagiellon

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Alexander Jagiellon was a late 15th- and early 16th-century ruler who served as Grand Duke of Lithuania and later King of Poland, continuing the legacy of the influential Jagiellonian dynasty in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Alexander Jagiellon canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
human
monarch
birthDate 1461-08-05
birthPlace Kraków
burialPlace Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus and St Ladislaus of Vilnius
surface form: Vilnius Cathedral
conflict Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars
Teutonic–Polish–Lithuanian conflicts
surface form: Polish–Teutonic conflicts
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
deathDate 1506-08-19
deathPlace Vilnius
era Early modern period
Late Middle Ages
familyName Jagiellonian dynasty
surface form: Jagiellon
father Casimir IV Jagiellon
givenName Alexander
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Polish
memberOf Jagiellonian dynasty
monarchOf Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
mother Elizabeth of Austria
nobleFamily Jagiellonian dynasty
notableFor continuing the Jagiellonian dynasty in Central and Eastern Europe
ruling both Poland and Lithuania in personal union
positionHeld Grand Duke of Lithuania
King of Poland
Supreme Duke of Lithuania
predecessor Casimir IV Jagiellon
surface form: Casimir IV Jagiellon as Grand Duke of Lithuania

John I Albert as King of Poland
reignEnd 1506 as Grand Duke of Lithuania
1506 as King of Poland
reignStart 1492 as Grand Duke of Lithuania
1501 as King of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling John I Albert
Sigismund I the Old
Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
spouse Elena of Moscow
surface form: Helena of Moscow
successor Sigismund I the Old
surface form: Sigismund I the Old as Grand Duke of Lithuania

Sigismund I the Old
surface form: Sigismund I the Old as King of Poland
title King of Poland
surface form: Alexander, by the grace of God King of Poland

Grand Duke of Lithuania
surface form: Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia and Samogitia

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Jagiellonian dynasty member Alexander Jagiellon
Sigismund I the Old sibling Alexander Jagiellon
Sigismund I the Old predecessor Alexander Jagiellon
Casimir IV Jagiellon child Alexander Jagiellon
Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary sibling Alexander Jagiellon
John I Albert sibling Alexander Jagiellon
John I Albert successor Alexander Jagiellon