Sigismund II Augustus
King of Poland
Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male monarch from the Jagiellonian... Wikipedia
Born: August 1, 1520, Kraków, Poland
Died: July 7, 1572 (age 51 years), Knyszyn, Poland
Spouse: Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (m. 1553–1572), Barbara Radziwiłł (m. 1547–1551), and Elizabeth of Austria (m. 1543–1545)
Siblings: Anna Jagiellon and Catherine Jagiellon
Parents: Sigismund I the Old and Bona Sforza
Great-grandparents: Władysław II Jagiełło, Sophia of Halshany, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, and more
Organizations founded: Polish Post and Komisja Morska