Alexander Jagiellon

Alexander Jagiellon
As king of the Saracens, probably the most accurate portrait of Alexander, c. 1504[1]
Grand Duke of Lithuania
Reign30 July 1492 – 19 August 1506
Coronation30 July 1492 in Vilnius Cathedral
PredecessorCasimir IV Jagiellon
SuccessorSigismund I the Old
King of Poland
Reign12 December 1501 – 19 August 1506
Coronation12 December 1501 in Wawel Cathedral
PredecessorJohn I Albert
SuccessorSigismund I the Old
Born5 August 1461
Kraków, Poland
Died19 August 1506(1506-08-19) (aged 45)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Burial
SpouseHelena of Moscow
DynastyJagiellon
FatherCasimir IV Jagiellon
MotherElisabeth of Hungary
SignatureAlexander Jagiellon's signature

Alexander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506.[2] He was the fourth son of Casimir IV and a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Alexander was elected grand duke of Lithuania upon the death of his father and became king of Poland upon the death of his elder brother John I Albert.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference goraj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jerzy Jan Lerski; Piotr Wróbel; Richard J. Kozicki (1996). Historical dictionary of Poland, 966–1945. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0.