Sigismund II Augustus of Poland

**Sigismund II Augustus**
	King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
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Name in native language	Žygimantas Augustas;
Date of birth	1 August 1520; Kraków
Date of death	7 July 1572; Knyszyn
Place of burial	Wawel Cathedral;
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of Poland; Grand Duchy of Lithuania;
Occupation	statesman;
Position held	King of Poland (1530–1572);
Noble title	King of Poland; Grand Duke of Lithuania;
Family	Jagiellonian dynasty;
Father	Sigismund I the Old;
Mother	Bona Sforza;
Sibling	Anna Jagiellon; Regina Szafraniec; Catherine Jagellon; Anna Jagiellon; Isabella Jagiellon; Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Katharina of Poland, Countess of Montfort; Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg; Wojciech Olbracht; John Jagiellon;
Child	Barbara Woroniecka (illegitimate child, Barbara Gizanka);
Spouse	Elizabeth of Austria (1543–); Barbara Radziwiłł (1547–); Catherine of Austria (1553–);
Unmarried partner	Barbara Gizanka; Diana di Cordona;
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	Q54058; ISNI: 0000000120954539; VIAF cluster ID: 804948; GND ID: 118614193; Library of Congress authority ID: n83073801; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12144608t; IdRef ID: 02992376X; NL CR AUT ID: jx20080401008; SELIBR ID: 205144; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000122549; Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073926477; NUKAT ID: n97033006; NLP ID (old): a0000001182487; Libris-URI: ljx01p243gps258; National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810533633705606; J9U ID: 987007268226905171; SBN author ID: PUVV245378; Open Library ID: OL6254560A, OL5778798A; RKDartists ID: 459860
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English: Sigismund II Augustus (1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1548 to 1572.

<nowiki>Segismundo II Augusto Jagellón; II. Zsigmond Ágost lengyel király; Sigismundo II.a Poloniakoa; Segimon II August; Sigismund II. August; Sigismund II. August; Sigismund II Augustus; سیگیسموند دوم آگوستوس; 齐格蒙特二世; Zygmunt II August; სიგიზმუნდ II ავგუსტი; ジグムント2世; Sigismund II Augustus; Sigismund II August; Sigismund II Aogust; זיגמונט השני אוגוסט, מלך פולין; Sigismundus Augustus; Зигмунт II Август; Sigismund II Augustus; 지그문트 2세 아우구스트; Sigizmund II Avgust; Жыгімонт II Аўгуст; Sigismondo la 2-a de Pollando; Zikmund II. August; Сигизмунд II Август; Sigismondo II Augusto; II. Zygmunt August; Sigismond II Auguste Ier Jagellon; Sigismund II August van Polen; Zygmunt II August; Sigismund II Augustus; Zygmunt II August; Жыгімонт Аўгуст; Сигізмунд II Август; सिगिस्मंड दुसरा ऑगस्टस, पोलंड; Sigismundo II da Polónia; Sigismund II Augustus; Сигисмунд II Август; Sigismunds II Augusts; Žīgėmonts Augusts; Žygimantas Augustas; Sigismund II August van Polen; Sigismund II August av Polen; Sigismundo II da Polônia; Sigismund II Augustus; Zygmunt II August; Zygmunt 2-sè August; Sigismund II August av Polen; Sigismund II August; زجمونت التانى اوجست; Sigismund al II-lea August; Sigismund II Augustus; Սիգիզմունդ II Օգոստոս; Sexismundo II Augusto de Polonia; زغمونت الثاني أوغست; Σιγισμούνδος Β΄ Αύγουστος της Πολωνίας; Sigismund II; rey de Polonia y Gran Duque de Lituania (1548–1572); roi de Pologne et grand duc de Lituanie de 1548 à 1572 (1520-1572); вялікі князь літоўскі і кароль польскі; estadista suecu (1520–1572); первый король Речи Посполитой (семнадцатый великий князь литовский и двадцать первый король польский в 1548–1572 годах); краљ Пољске и велики кнез Литваније; König von Polen, Großfürst von Litauen, letzter König der Jagiellonen; Rei da Polônia e do Grão-Ducado da Lituânia; вялікі князь літоўскі (1544—1572), кароль польскі (1548—1572); βασιλιάς της Πολωνίας και μέγας δούκας της Λιθουανίας; крал на Полша и велик княз на Литва; Lenkijos karalius (1548 – 1572 m.) ir Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis (1544 – 1572 m.); rege al Poloniei și Mare Duce al Lituaniei; reĝo de Pollando, grandduko de Litovio; Rei da Polônia e do Grão-Ducado da Lituânia; Великий князь Литовський (1544-1569) і король польський (1548-1569); Raja Polandia dan Haryapatih Lituania; król Polski i Wielki Książę Litewski; מלך פולין; staatsman uit Grootvorstendom Litouwen (1520-1572); رجل دوله من دوقيه لتوانيا الكبرى; kung av Polen; sovrano della Polonia-Lituania (r. 1548-1572); Puolan kuningas ja Liettuan suuriruhtinas; King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania; ملك بولندا ودوق ليتوانيا الكبرى; polský král a litevský velkokníže; Litvánia nagyhercege, Lengyelország királya; Segismundo II Augusto Jagellon; I. Ágost; Sigismundo II.a Augusto Jagellon; Sigismundo II Augusto; Жыгімонт Аўгуст; Sigismund 2. August af Polen; Zygmunt August; זיגמונט השני אוגוסט; Zygmunt II Augustus; Sigismondo II Augusto Jagellone; Sigismond II Aogust; Sigismond II Auguste; Auguste Ier de Pologne; Sigismond Auguste Jagellon; Zygimantas Augustas; Žygimantas III Augustas; Zigmantas II Augustas; Zygmunt II August; Sigismund II August; Sigismondo la 3-a de Litovio; Sigismondo Aŭgusto; Zikmund II. Polský; Зиґмунд II</nowiki>

Portraits/Portrety

Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1553-1555
Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Peter Danckers de Rij, ca. 1643

Life/Życie

Death of Barbara Radziwiłł
Death of Sigismund II in Knyszyn

Patronage/Mecenat

Tapestry with Shield-Bearing Satyrs with the royal monogram S.A. (Sigismund Augustus), woven in Brussels in about 1555
Verdure tapestry from King Sigismund Augustus’s collection, made in Jan van Tieghem’s workshop in Brussels in about 1555
Golden eagle pendant on a chain, made in Spain in the mid-16th century, it belonged to the King
Parade armour of King Sigismund Augustus, made in Nuremberg by Kunz Lochner in the 1550s
Inner courtyard of the Niepołomice Castle was reconstructed in the early 1550s by Sigismund Augustus
Royal Palace in Vilnius was expanded and reconstructed in the Renaissance style for the King
Sigismundus Augustus Bridge in Warsaw was constructed between 1568-1573 on the King's order

Coats of arms/herby

Coat of Arms of Sigismund Augustus as King of Poland.

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