Jagiellon dynasty
The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty that came from Lithuania and reigned in some Central European countries (present day Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Kaliningrad, parts of Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia) between the 14th and 16th century.
Members of the dynasty were grand dukes of Lithuania 1377–1392 and 1440–1572, kings of Poland 1386–1572, kings of Hungary 1440–1444 and 1490–1526, and kings of Bohemia 1471–1526. The family was a branch of the Lithuanian Gediminaičių dynasty.
The name (other variations used in English include: Jagiellonians, Jagiellos, Jogailos, Jagiellas) comes from Jogaila (pol.: Jagiełło), the first Polish king of that dynasty.[1]
Jagiellon rulers
Jagiellons were hereditary rulers of Poland and Lithuania.
The Jagiellon rulers of Poland–Lithuania (with dates of ruling in brackets) were:
Footnotes
Other websites
- Pages and Forums on Lithuanian history Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Jagiellonian Observatory
