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Sigismund II Augustus (Zygmunt II August)
(1520—1572)

Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. Married three times, the last of the Jagiellons remained childless, and thus the Union of Lublin introduced Elective monarchy. From the outset of his reign, Sigismund came into collision with the... More...

Poland, 1970, Initials of Zygmunt August

Poland, 1970, Initials of Zygmunt August

Poland, 1991, Sigismund II August

Poland, 1997, Zygmunt II August

Poland, 2008, Sigismund II August