Aleksander Jagiellończyk (drawing by Jan Matejko)
Reign	December 12, 1501 - August 19, 1506.
Coronation	December 12, 1501, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland.
Royal House	Jagiellon.
Parents	Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, Elżbieta Rakuszanka.
Consorts	Helena.
Children	None.
Date of Birth	August 5, 1461.
Place of Birth	Kraków, Poland.
Date of Death	August 19, 1506.
Place of Death	Vilnius, Lithuania.
Place of Burial	Holy Mary Cathedral, Wilno, Lithuania (1506).

Aleksander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellonczyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 1461 – 1506), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, was the fourth son of Kazimierz 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 Jan I Olbracht (1501). Jan Matejko , self-portrait Jan Matejko, also Jan Mateyko (b. ... Alexander of Poland Painting by Jan Matejko. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... The Wawel Hill in Kraków Wawel (Polish Wzgórze wawelskie or for short Wawel) is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland at an altitude of 228 metres above sea level. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... The term Royal House refers to the official designation and name of a royal family instead of surname. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... Reign 1446 - June 7, 1492. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... The Three Crosses monument in Vilnius. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Events January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Events January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Reign 1446 - June 7, 1492. ... Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... // Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ...

Straightaway, his relative lack of funds made him subservient to the Polish senate and nobles (szlachta), who deprived him of the control of the mint (then one of the most lucrative sources of revenue of the Polish kings), curtailed his prerogative, and generally endeavoured to reduce him to a subordinate position. This ill-timed parsimony reacted injuriously upon Polish politics. Thus, for want of funds, Alexander was unable to resist the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights or prevent Grand Duke of Muscovy Ivan III from ravaging Lithuania with the Tatars. The utmost the king could do was to garrison Smolensk and other fortresses and employ his wife Helena, the tsar's daughter, to mediate a truce between his father-in-law and himself after the disastrous Battle of Vedrosha (1500). According to the terms of this truce, Lithuania had to surrennder about one third of its territory to the nascent Russian state. Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... Albus rex Ivan III Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич) (January 22, 1440 - October 27, 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a grand duke of Muscovy who first adopted a more pretentious title of the grand duke of all the Russias. Sometimes referred to as the gatherer of the Russian... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар) is a collective name applied to the Turkic people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... A view of Smolensk in 1912 Smolensk (Russian: ) is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River at 54. ... Battle of Vedrosha was one of the greatest battles in the medieval history of Russia. ...

During his reign Poland suffered much humiliation from the attempts of her subject principality, Moldavia, to throw off her yoke. Only the death of Stephen, the great hospodar of Moldavia, enabled Poland still to hold her own on the Danube; while the liberality of Pope Julius II, who issued no fewer than 29 bulls in favour of Poland and granted Alexander Peter's Pence and other financial help, enabled the Polish king to restrain somewhat the arrogance of the Teutonic Order. Moldavia (Moldova in Romanian) was a Romanian principality, originally created in the Middle Ages, now divided between Romania, Moldovan Republic and Ukraine. ... Hospodar is a term of Slavonic origin, meaning lord (Russ. ... The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian; Дунав/Dunav in Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Peters Pence is the practice of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church providing material support to the clergy and other preachers of the Gospel. ...

In Alexander the characteristic virtues of the Jagiellos, patience and generosity, degenerated into slothfulness and extravagance. Frequently he was too poor to pay the expenses of his own table. But he never felt at home in Poland, and bestowed his favour principally upon his fellow-countrymen, the most notable of whom was the wealthy Lithuanian magnate Michał Gliński, who justified his master's confidence by his great victory over the Tatars at Kleck (August 5, 1506), the news of which was brought to Alexander on his deathbed. The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... GliÅ„ski Coat of Arms. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ...

See also

• History of Poland (1385-1569)

The Jagiellon Era 1385-1569, was dominated by the union of Poland with Lithuania under the Jagiellon Dynasty, founded by the Lithuanian grand duke Jagiello. ...

External link

• Pages and Forums on the Lithuanian History

Reign 1446 - June 7, 1492. ... The presumable banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the coat of arms, called Пагоня in Belarusian, Vytis in Lithuanian and Pogoń in Polish Another version of the Lithuanian banner The Grand Duchy of Lithuania ( Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė, Belarusian: Вялі́кае Кня́ства Літо́ўскае (ВКЛ), Ukrainian: Велике Князівство Литовське (ВКЛ... Reign From December 8, 1506 until April 1, 1548 Coronation On January 24, 1507 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Kazimierz IV JagielloÅ„czyk Elżbieta Rakuszanka Consorts Katarzyna Telniczanka Barbara Zapolya Bona Sforza Children with Katarzyna Telniczanka Jan Regina Katarzyna with Barbara Zapolya Jadwiga... Poland was ruled by dukes (c. ...

	Monarchs of Poland
	Piast - Siemowit • Lestko • Siemomysł • Mieszko I • Bolesław I the Brave • Mieszko II Lambert (1st reign) • Bezprym • Mieszko II Lambert (2nd reign) • Kazimierz I the Restorer • Bolesław II the Bold • Władysław I Herman • Zbigniew of Poland • Bolesław III Wrymouth • Władysław II the Exile • Bolesław IV the Curly • Mieszko III the Old • Kazimierz II the Just • Leszek I the White (1st reign) • Władysław III Spindleshanks (1st reign) • Leszek I the White (2nd reign) • Mieszko IV Tanglefoot • Leszek I the White (3rd reign) • Władysław III Spindleshanks (2nd reign) • Konrad I of Masovia (1st reign) • Henryk I the Bearded • Henryk II the Pious • Konrad I of Masovia (2nd reign) • Bolesław V the Chaste • Leszek II the Black • Henryk IV Probus • Przemysł II
	Přemyslid - Václav II • Václav III
	Piast - Władysław I the Elbow-high • Kazimierz III the Great
	Angevin - Ludwik the Hungarian • Jadwiga Angevin
	Jagiellon - Władysław II Jagiełło • Władysław III of Varna • Kazimierz IV Jagiellon • Jan I Olbracht • Alexander Jagiellon • Zygmunt I the Old • Zygmunt II August
	Elected - Henryk III Walezy • Anna Jagiellon • Stefan Batory • Zygmunt III Vasa • Władysław IV Vasa • Jan II Kazimierz Vasa • Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki • Jan III Sobieski • August II the Strong (1st reign) • Stanisław Leszczyński (1st reign) • August II the Strong (2nd reign) • Stanisław Leszczyński (2nd reign) • August III the Saxon • Stanisław August Poniatowski

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Wenceslaus II on Jan Matejkos painting Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Czech: , Polish: WacÅ‚aw II Czeski) (September 17, 1271 – June 21, 1305) King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305), Duke of Krakow (1291 - 1305), King of Poland (1300 - 1305). ... Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel, Polish WacÅ‚aw), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306) was the king of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and king of Bohemia (1305 - 1306). ... The Piast dynasty is a line of Kings and dukes that ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state up to 1370. ... Wladislaus I on Jan Matejkos painting Wladislaus I the Short or Elbow-high (Polish: WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw I Łokietek) (1261–1333), was a King of Poland. ... Kazimierz III the Great. ... Angevin is the name applied to three distinct medieval dynasties which originated as counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou (of which angevin is the adjectival form), but later came to rule far greater areas including England, Hungary and Poland (see Angevin Empire). ... Louis the Great Louis I (the Great), Lajos, Ludwik WÄ™gierski (1326 - 1382) became king of Hungary in 1342 at the death of his father. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw III of Varna. ... Reign 1446 - June 7, 1492. ... Reign From December 8, 1506 until April 1, 1548 Coronation On January 24, 1507 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Kazimierz IV JagielloÅ„czyk Elżbieta Rakuszanka Consorts Katarzyna Telniczanka Barbara Zapolya Bona Sforza Children with Katarzyna Telniczanka Jan Regina Katarzyna with Barbara Zapolya Jadwiga... Reign From April 1, 1548 until July 6, 1572 Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Zygmunt I Stary Bona Sforza Consorts Elżbieta Habsburzanka Barbara Radziwiłł Katarzyna Austriaczka Barbara Giżycka Children with Barbara Giżycka Barbara Date of Birth August 1, 1520 Place... Election of Michal Korybut Wisniowiecki as king of Poland at Wola, outside Warsaw ( 1669). ... Henry III (French: Henri III; Polish: Henryk III Walezy; September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589) was King of Poland (1573-1574) and subsequently King of France (1574-1589). ... István) see: István Báthory Reign From December 9, 1575 until December 12, 1586 Elected On December 9, 1575 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On May 1, 1576 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Noble Family Bathory Parents Stephen Bathory Catherine Telegdi Consorts Anna Jagiellonka Children none Date... Reign in Poland September 18, 1587 – April 19, 1632. ... Reign in Poland November 8, 1632 – May 20, 1648. ... Reign From November, 1648 until September 16, 1668 Elected In November 1648 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On January 19, 1649 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Vasa Parents Zygmunt III Waza Constance of Austria Consorts Ludwika Maria Children with Ludwika Maria Maria Anna... Reign From May 21, 1674, until June 17, 1696 Elected On May 21, 1674 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On February 2, 1676 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Nobel Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Jakub Sobieski Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Consorts Marie Casimire Louise Children... Reign 1697 – 1706, and 1709 – February 1, 1733. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... Reign 1697 – 1706, and 1709 – February 1, 1733. ... 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