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However, the revolt soon transpired that the nobility's leaders were divided and that achieving a settlement was almost impossible. Too weak to start a civil war against the King, the protesters finally agreed to what was thought a compromise. Sigismund rejected most of their demands, while accepting
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were poisoned by a subject of Queen Bona. The accusations were so pervasive and rampant that Sigismund ordered an investigation, as a result of which a special edict was declared on 9 February 1528 confirming that the Masovian princes died naturally or due to related illness. According to chronicler
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Sigismund successfully organised the agricultural economy, looked after the development of the royal cities and recovered numerous goods of the treasury belonging to the crown that were under lien. During the financial activities, the King received full support of his wife, Queen Bona, who aimed to
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To strengthen his power, Sigismund initiated a set of reforms, establishing a permanent conscription army in 1527 and extending the bureaucratic apparatus necessary to govern the state and finance the army. Supported by his Italian consort Bona Sforza, he began buying up land and issue agriculture
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When Casimir died in 1492, Sigismund was his only son without any titles or land. From 1495 to 1496, he petitioned his brother Alexander to provide him with land, and Elisabeth of Austria attempted to install him on the Austrian throne. Both efforts failed. In 1497, King John I Albert, his older
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in Hungary, thus temporarily uniting these kingdoms. When Casimir died, the Polish-Lithuanian realm was divided between the remaining two older sons, with John Albert being crowned King of Poland, and Alexander as Grand Duke of Lithuania. Alexander inherited Poland following John Albert's sudden
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Sigismund I achieved several economic successes, including partial debt reduction, separation of accounts of public taxation from the royal treasury, strengthening of the activities of the mint operating in Kraków, and the attempt to organise the processing of income from operating salt mines.
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and brought renowned Italian artists, architects and sculptors from her native country. It was under Sigismund's reign that Renaissance began to flourish in Poland and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Sigismund II Augustus later continued his father's legacy.
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Likely related to tax matters was an unsuccessful attempt on the life of the king, made on 5 May 1523. The identity of the would-be assassin - who shot the ruler while he was strolling in the evening around the cloisters of the
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in 1529 as a result of these pervasive pains and in case his father died unexpectedly. Furthermore, bad eating habits and a poor diet contributed to the king's ailing health, in particular large amounts of beer and
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stated that "Muscovites are not Christians; they are cruel and barbaric; they are Asians and not Europeans; they are in league with Turks and the Tatars to destroy Christendom". Regardless of victory, the
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was installed 13 July 1521 on Wawel Cathedral's northernmost tower. Apart from religious and national holidays, the bell rung on some of the most significant moments in Polish history and is one of
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At the start of his reign, King Sigismund I the Old inherited a Kingdom of Poland with a century-long tradition of liberties of the nobility, confirmed in numerous privileges. A rebellion in
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in the autumn of 1528. The condition, which severely affected his joints and right leg, was repetitive and continued in 1529 and 1534. It is likely that Sigismund Augustus was co-crowned
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is gold-plated and interior tombs made of marble were designed by Santi Gucci. Historians, experts and architects unanimously voted the chapel as "the most beautiful example of the
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Sigismund suffered from numerous illnesses and diseases, especially towards the end of his life. Most notably, he was tormented by constant fevers since youth as well as
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Sigismund died on 1 April 1548, Easter day at the age of 81 and was buried on 7 July at Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. He was succeeded by his only legitimate son,
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beginning in 1507, before the Polish army was fully under his command. Further tensions escalated when Vasili also discovered that Sigismund was bribing Khan
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The internal situation in Poland was characterised by broad authorisation of the Chamber of Deputies, confirmed and extended in the constitution of
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Between 1530 and 1538 the king issued two statutes defining the rules for the selection of the monarch, which permanently established the election
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reformas to enlarge the royal treasury. He initiated a process of restitution of royal properties, previously pawned or rented to the nobles.
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pillaged western Russia, the Muscovites in retaliation invaded Lithuania once more. They were eventually stopped by Polish commander
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in 1535, thereby strengthening the country's eastern borders. His 42-year reign was further marked by decisive contributions to
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John I Albert died suddenly in 1501, and was succeeded by Alexander I, who died in 1506. After his death, Sigismund arrived in
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troops were incapable of moving quickly enough to retake Smolensk. In 1518, Russian forces were again beaten during the
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death in 1501. Hence, Sigismund's reign only began when he succeeded Alexander to both titles in 1506 at the age of 39.
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and vanquished a Russian force of approximately 6,000 men. On 8 September 1514, Muscovy suffered a major defeat at the
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The negotiations came to an end and the alliance was disbanded when Francis' troops were defeated by Charles V at the
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that was intended to place Sigismund on its throne. This, too, was a disastrous failure. Finally, his eldest brother
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the principle of Incompatibilitas the following year and agreeing not to force the election of the future king in
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The much admired Sigismund Chapel, called 'the pearl of the Renaissance north of the Alps' by foreign scholars.
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in Kraków, the seat of Polish monarchs as well as one of the largest castles in Central Europe. Situated on a
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or tribute to Polish monarchs as a sign of political and diplomatic dependence. This was observed until the
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in 1535. Their defeat strengthened the Polish-Lithuanian union's eastern flank until the beginning of the
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north of the Alps". The monarch also commissioned a 12.6-tonne bell which was named in his honour. The
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was instrumental in establishing alliances for Poland. She was known for being a notorious conspirator.
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in 1525. Disturbed by the failure of his campaign, Francis turned to Hungary instead and formed a
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had been instituted, which forbade kings of Poland from enacting laws without the consent of the
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who had a profound impact on Poland's architecture as a whole. The centrepiece of their work is
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expand the royal estates by purchasing and improving economic efficiency. In 1514 he set up the
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humanism and the revival of classical antiquity. His second consort Bona Sforza, daughter of
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placed the Teutonic Order under Polish suzerainty and interfered with German interests in
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with the Kingdom of Poland. There was speculation whether Janusz and his younger brother
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which spread in Kraków and in 1545 he enjoyed a last hunting excursion to Niepołomice.
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Petr Kozák, „Pátý princ“: Kníže Zikmund mezi periferií a centrem jagellonského světa
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to avoid a possible war on two fronts. Francis I himself was looking for allies in
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Russia subsequently suffered a series of disastrous defeats in the field. In 1512,
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receives the Duchy of Prussia in fief from Poland's King Sigismund I the Old, 1525
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A People Born to Slavery: Russia in Early Modern European Ethnography, 1478-1748
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Among the illustrious figures that guested or lived in Poland at the time were
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A capable monarch and a patron of arts, Sigismund established Polish rule over
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in Prussia and retreated to the Holy Roman Empire where it became secluded.
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from 1501, and governor of Silesia from 1504 on behalf of his brother, King
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Regina (1500/1 – 20 May 1526), wed c. 20 October 1518 Hieronim Szafraniec,
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In other matters of policy, Sigismund sought peaceful coexistence with the
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in 1529 and formally assumed throne when Sigismund the Old died in 1548.
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Katarzyna (1503 – before 9 September 1548), wed after 1522 George II
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Portrait of Sigismund I in an advanced age by Anonymous Painter, 1550
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The most prominent example of Sigismund's architectural legacy is a
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In accordance with the new Treaty of Kraków, the Order was abruptly
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in Poland, placing the peasants into the private estates of nobles.
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from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the
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Nimmrichter, Johann; Kautek, Wolfgang; Schreiner, Manfred (2007).
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purposes with strong anti-Russian sentiment. A letter sent to
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from usurping too much power at the expense of lesser nobles.
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Sigismund grants a noble status to the professors of the
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King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506-1548
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Making a Great Ruler: Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania
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on 20 January 1507 and was crowned four days later in
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from Hungary and then to Bona Sforza, the daughter of
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into a puppet state of Poland which lasted until the
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to curtail the increasing power of Habsburg Emperor
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In 1515 Sigismund entered into an alliance with the
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gained its sovereignty. Sigismund and his commander
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in 1467 as the fifth son of Casimir IV and his wife
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Through the agreement, the son of Francis, 1044:in 1526, on the death of Sigismund's nephew, 3167:(in Polish), International Cultural Centre, 2733:"Fragment of a robe of the dukes of Masovia" 2700: 2698: 2696: 2694: 2692: 2457: 1633:(15 March 1513 – 7 February 1573), wed 1535 1121:in 1526, Sigismund succeeded in uniting the 543: 515:. He was commemorated on a contemporary 200- 4321:indicates monarch of questioned historicity 2534: 2460:"SIGISMUND I THE OLD: A GOOD, THRIFTY KING" 2270: 1059:Worried about the growing ties between the 817:and called for a military campaign against 796:) was an anti-royalist and anti-absolutist 583:to the Polish throne. 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(2019). 3056: 2511:"YIVO | Bohemus, Abraham Judeus" 2408:Jagiellons: biographical lexicon 1958:Alexandra Dimitrijewna of Drutsk 1755:Ancestors of Sigismund I the Old 1639:Anna (1 July 1515 – 8 May 1520). 1590: 1567: 1555: 1543: 1521: 1506: 1502:Depictions of Sigismund I in art 654:by Primate Andrzej Boryszewski. 319: 3121:(1976). Graham, Hugh F. 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Index

Sigismund the Old of Poland

Kulmbach
King of Poland
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Coronation
Wawel Cathedral
Alexander I
Sigismund II Augustus
Kozienice
Kraków
Wawel Cathedral
Barbara Zápolya
Bona Sforza
Issue
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John of the Lithuanian Dukes, Bishop of Poznań
Hedwig, Electress of Bradenburg
Isabella, Queen of Hungary
Sigismund II Augustus
Sophia, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Anna I of Poland
Catherine, Queen of Sweden
Dynasty
Jagiellon
Casimir IV of Poland
Elisabeth of Austria
Catholic Church
Sigismund I the Old's signature
Polish

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