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Sigismund II August King of Poland 1520–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1520

Birth Location: Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland

Death Date: 7 July 1572

Death Location: Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland

Father: Sigismund Poland

Mother: Bona Sforza

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Habsburg), Catharina Austria, Barbara Radziwill

Children(s):

Sigismund II August King of Poland was born in 1520 in Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland, the child of Sigismund 1 King Of Poland And Bona Sforza. Sigismund II August King of Poland married Barbara Radziwill, Catharina Of Austria, Elisabeth Archduchess Of Austria House Of Habsburg. Sigismund II August King of Poland passed away in 1572 in Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland.

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Biography

  • Sigismund II August King of Poland was born in 1520 in Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland, the child of Sigismund 1 King Of Poland And Bona Sforza.
  • Sigismund II August King of Poland married Barbara Radziwill, Catharina Of Austria, Elisabeth Archduchess Of Austria House Of Habsburg.
  • Sigismund II August King of Poland passed away in 1572 in Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sigismund Poland
1467–1548
Birth Location: –
SP
Bona Sforza
1494–1557
Birth Location: –
BS

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Habsburg)
1526–1545
Birth Location: Linz, Linz Stadt, Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Austria
EH
Catharina Austria
1533–1572
Birth Location: Wenen (Oostenrijk)
CA
Barbara Radziwill
1523–1551
Birth Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
BR

Children(s)

Sigismund Poland's Ancestors

Self
Sigismund Poland
1520–1572
Birth Place: Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Parents
Sigismund 1 King of Poland
1467–1548
Bona Sforza
1494–1557
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sigismund Poland's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1 August 1520
Birth of Sigismund II August King of Poland in Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
1572
7 July 1572
Age 52
Death of Sigismund II August King of Poland in Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland
Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1520
    Event Place: Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1572
    Event Place: Knyszyn, Podlaskie, Poland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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