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Hace 3 días · Sigismund was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland. Elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, he sought to unify Poland and Sweden under one Catholic kingdom, and when he succeeded his deceased father in 1592 the Polish–Swedish ...
- 19 August 1587 – 30 April 1632
- Catherine Jagiellon
30 de abr. de 2024 · The elder son of King John III Vasa of Sweden and Catherine, daughter of Sigismund I the Old of Poland, Sigismund belonged to the Vasa dynasty through his father and to the Jagiellon dynasty through his mother, who brought him up as a Catholic. He was elected king of Poland in August 1587, succeeding his uncle King Stephen Báthory.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 de may. de 2024 · Catherine the Great, empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe. With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended Russian territory, adding Crimea and much of Poland.
Hace 1 día · The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at its greatest extent in 1619. On 11 May 1573, Henry de Valois, son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici, was proclaimed King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the first royal election outside Warsaw.
Hace 1 día · Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" [a] ("Poland Is Not Yet Lost") Show globe Show map of Europe Location of Poland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend] Capital and largest city Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033 Official language ...
13 de may. de 2024 · The Wit Stwosz altarpiece was stolen by the German Nazis in 1941 and taken to Bavaria, only to be returned to Poland in the late 1950s. This 500-year-old iconographic gem underwent cleaning and restoration in 2021, so today’s visitors have a fresh appreciation of this devotional masterpiece.
12 de may. de 2024 · Warsaw, city, capital of Poland. Located in the east-central part of the country, Warsaw is also the capital of Mazowieckie województwo (province). Warsaw is notable among Europe’s capital cities not for its size, its age, or its beauty but for its indestructibility.
