Jagiello (yägyĕ`lō) or Jagello (yägĕ`lō), dynasty that ruled Poland Poland, Pol. Polska, officially Republic of Poland, republic (2005 est. pop. 38,635,000), 120,725 sq mi (312,677 sq km), central Europe. It borders on Germany in the west, on the Baltic Sea and the Kaliningrad region of Russia in the north, on Lithuania,
..... Click the link for more information. and Lithuania Lithuania (lĭth
..... Click the link for more information. from 1386 to 1572, Hungary from 1440 to 1444 and again from 1490 to 1526, and Bohemia from 1471 to 1526. It took its name from Ladislaus Jagiello, grand duke of Lithuania, who became (1386) king of Poland as Ladislaus II Ladislaus II or Ladislaus Jagiello (yägyĕ`lō)
..... Click the link for more information. when he married Queen Jadwiga Jadwiga (yädvē`gä), 1374–99, Polish queen (1384–99), daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. . His successors were Ladislaus III Ladislaus III, 1424–44, king of Poland (1434–44) and, as Uladislaus I, king of Hungary (1440–44), son of Ladislaus II. He led two crusades against the Ottomans; the first (1443) was highly successful, but the second ended with his defeat and death
..... Click the link for more information. (1434–44; as Uladislaus I also king of Hungary); Casimir IV Casimir IV, 1427–92, king of Poland (1447–92). He became (1440) ruler of Lithuania and in 1447 succeeded his brother Ladislaus III as king of Poland. He united the two nations more closely by placing them on an equal footing.
..... Click the link for more information. (1447–92); John I (1492–1501); Alexander I (1501–5); Sigismund I Sigismund I, 1467–1548, king of Poland (1506–48), son of Casimir IV . Elected to succeed his brother, Alexander I, Sigismund faced the problem of consolidating his domestic power in order successfully to counter external threats to Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. (1506–48); and Sigismund II Sigismund II or Sigismund Augustus, 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72). Crowned in 1530 to assure his succession, he assumed the royal functions at the death of his father, Sigismund I .
..... Click the link for more information. (1548–72), last ruler of the line. A son of Casimir IV became king of Bohemia (1471) as Ladislaus II and king of Hungary (1490) as Uladislaus II Uladislaus II (
'lä`dĭslous), Hung. Ulászló II, c.
..... Click the link for more information. ; his son was Louis II Louis II, 1506–26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516–26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms.
..... Click the link for more information. of Bohemia and Hungary (1516–26). The female line of Jagiello merged with the Swedish house of Vasa through the marriage of Catherine, sister of Sigismund II, with John III of Sweden; their son was king of Sweden and of Poland (see Sigismund III Sigismund III, 1566–1632, king of Poland (1587–1632) and Sweden (1592–99). The son of John III of Sweden and Catherine, sister of Sigismund II of Poland, he united the Vasa and Jagiello dynasties.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Under Jagiello rule Poland reached its golden age.
..... Click the link for more information. and Lithuania Lithuania (lĭth
..... Click the link for more information. from 1386 to 1572, Hungary from 1440 to 1444 and again from 1490 to 1526, and Bohemia from 1471 to 1526. It took its name from Ladislaus Jagiello, grand duke of Lithuania, who became (1386) king of Poland as Ladislaus II Ladislaus II or Ladislaus Jagiello (yägyĕ`lō)
..... Click the link for more information. when he married Queen Jadwiga Jadwiga (yädvē`gä), 1374–99, Polish queen (1384–99), daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. . His successors were Ladislaus III Ladislaus III, 1424–44, king of Poland (1434–44) and, as Uladislaus I, king of Hungary (1440–44), son of Ladislaus II. He led two crusades against the Ottomans; the first (1443) was highly successful, but the second ended with his defeat and death
..... Click the link for more information. (1434–44; as Uladislaus I also king of Hungary); Casimir IV Casimir IV, 1427–92, king of Poland (1447–92). He became (1440) ruler of Lithuania and in 1447 succeeded his brother Ladislaus III as king of Poland. He united the two nations more closely by placing them on an equal footing.
..... Click the link for more information. (1447–92); John I (1492–1501); Alexander I (1501–5); Sigismund I Sigismund I, 1467–1548, king of Poland (1506–48), son of Casimir IV . Elected to succeed his brother, Alexander I, Sigismund faced the problem of consolidating his domestic power in order successfully to counter external threats to Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. (1506–48); and Sigismund II Sigismund II or Sigismund Augustus, 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72). Crowned in 1530 to assure his succession, he assumed the royal functions at the death of his father, Sigismund I .
..... Click the link for more information. (1548–72), last ruler of the line. A son of Casimir IV became king of Bohemia (1471) as Ladislaus II and king of Hungary (1490) as Uladislaus II Uladislaus II (
'lä`dĭslous), Hung. Ulászló II, c...... Click the link for more information. ; his son was Louis II Louis II, 1506–26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516–26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms.
..... Click the link for more information. of Bohemia and Hungary (1516–26). The female line of Jagiello merged with the Swedish house of Vasa through the marriage of Catherine, sister of Sigismund II, with John III of Sweden; their son was king of Sweden and of Poland (see Sigismund III Sigismund III, 1566–1632, king of Poland (1587–1632) and Sweden (1592–99). The son of John III of Sweden and Catherine, sister of Sigismund II of Poland, he united the Vasa and Jagiello dynasties.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Under Jagiello rule Poland reached its golden age.
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