Alexander Jagiellon Royalty

Alexander I Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis) (5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon. He was elected Grand Duke of Lithuania on the death of his father (1492), and King of Poland on the death of his brother John I Albert (1501).

Personal facts

Alexander Jagiellon
Birth dateAugust 05, 1461
Birth place
Kraków , Poland
Date of deathAugust 19, 1506
Place of death
Lithuania , Vilnius
Resting place
Lithuania , Vilnius Cathedral , Vilnius
Parents
Elisabeth of Habsburg (1436–1505)
Casimir IV Jagiellon
Spouse
Helena of Moscow

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Royalty

From1492
To1506
predecessor
successor
Sigismund I the Old

Alexander Jagiellon on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3990
  2. http://www.istorija.net