Sigismund III Vasa

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English: Sigismund (June 20, 1566 ^O.S. – April 19, 1632) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (where he was known as Zygmunt III Waza) 1587–1632 and King of Sweden (where he was known as Sigismund Vasa) 1592–1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden

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Tsar Shuisky and his Brothers before the King Sigismund III in the Senate Chamber at the Royal Castle in Warsaw
False Dmitriy I takes an oath of allegiance to Sigismund III, by Nikolai Nevrev (1874).
Assassination attempt on King Sigismund III Vasa by Michał Piekarski in 1620.
Sigismund III on catafalque displayed in the Guard Chamber at the Royal Castle.

Equestrian Portrait of Sigismund III. Rubens's workshop.
Royal Castle in Warsaw. The King began an extensive reconstruction of the castle in 1598.
St. Casimir's Chapel in Vilnius Cathedral founded by the King in 1623 (the architect was Constantino Tencalla).
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Kraków, established by Sigismund III in about 1595.
Virgin and Child by Palma il Giovane created in 1618 for the King.
Jesuit Church in Warsaw founded by the King in 1609.
Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw, built for the King by Giovanni Trevano in 1624
Coat of Arms of king Sigismund on a cannon he financed.