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His mother was Sophia, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania and king of Poland, and his wife Elisabeth of Austria. His great-grandfather was Władysław II Jagiełło, the last pagan ruler in Europe, who defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410.
The Bible of Queen Sophia (or Queen Sophia's Bible, Polish: Biblia królowej Zofii, also Sárospatak Bible, Biblia Szaroszp (a)otacka) is the oldest surviving translation of the Old Testament into the Polish language and the first complete translation of the Bible into Polish. [1] The work is seen as a significant milestone in the history of ...
The Partitions of Poland [a] were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 123 years. The partitions were conducted by the Habsburg monarchy, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the ...
Catherine Telegdi. Religion. Roman Catholicism. Signature. Stephen Báthory ( Hungarian: Báthory István; Polish: Stefan Batory; Lithuanian: Steponas Batoras ⓘ; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586) was Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576), Prince of Transylvania (1576–1586), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586). [1]
Salomea of Berg. Richeza of Poland ( Polish: Ryksa Bolesławówna, Swedish: Rikissa; 12 April 1116 [1] – after 25 December 1156), a member of the House of Piast, was twice Queen of Sweden and once Princess of Minsk through her three marriages. Richeza was the daughter of Bolesław III Wrymouth, Duke of Poland, by his second wife, Salomea of Berg.
The Invasion of Poland, [e] also known as the September Campaign, [f] Polish Campaign, [g] War of Poland of 1939, [h] and Polish Defensive War of 1939 [i] [13] (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which marked the beginning of World War II. [14]
Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster (1675–1725) was a German-born courtier. A half-sister of George I of Great Britain , to whom she was close, she moved to England in 1714 shortly after the Hanoverian succession , where she became an influential figure of his court.
