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Władysław II Jagiełło
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Also Known As Jogaila • Jagello • Jagiello • Iogaila
Born c.1351
Died May 31, 1434 or June 1, 1434 • Lviv • Ukraine
Title / Office king (1386-1434), Poland
Founder Jagiellon dynasty
House / Dynasty Jagiellon dynasty
Notable Family Members spouse Jadwiga • father Algirdas • son Casimir IV

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Władysław II Jagiełło, sarcophagus figure, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
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Bolesław I
king of Poland
Jadwiga
Jadwiga
queen of Poland
Algirdas
Algirdas
grand duke of Lithuania
Vytautas the Great
Vytautas the Great
Lithuanian leader
Kęstutis
duke of Lithuania
Gediminas
grand duke of Lithuania
portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
The Red Eminence
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Jules Cardinal Mazarin
Jules, Cardinal Mazarin
French cardinal and statesman
Józef Piłsudski
Józef Piłsudski
Polish revolutionary and statesman
Władysław Gomułka
Polish politician
Carel Allardt: engraving of Jan (John III) Sobieski
John III Sobieski
king of Poland
Casimir III
Casimir III
king of Poland
Michael VIII Palaeologus
Byzantine emperor
Casimir IV
Casimir IV
king of Poland
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey
English cardinal and statesman
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier
Tommaso Dolabella: Władysław IV Vasa
Władysław IV Vasa
king of Poland
Augustus II
Augustus II
king of Poland and elector of Saxony
Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa
king of Poland and Sweden

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