Overview
The Jagiellonian dynasty (US: ), (US: ; Lithuanian: Jogailaičių dinastija; Polish: dynastia jagiellońska), also called Jagiellon dynasty (Polish: dynastia Jagiellonów), House of Jagiellon (Polish: Dom Jagiellonów) or simply the Jagiellons (Lithuanian: Jogailaičiai; Polish: Jagiellonowie; Latin: Iagellonidae), was a cadet branch of the Lithuanian ducal dynasty of Gediminids. It originated with Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who was baptized in Ladislaus in 1386, which paved the way to his ensuing marriage to the Queen Regnant Hedwig of Poland, resulting in his ascension to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland as Ladislaus II Jagiełło (initially ruling jure uxoris jointly with Jadwiga until her death), and the effective promotion of his branch to a royal dynasty. The Jagiellons were polyglots and.
Historical Periods
House of Jagiellon (1450–1452)
1450 CE – 1452 CE
Area: 1,030,951 km²
House of Jagiellon (1453–1458)
1453 CE – 1458 CE
Area: 1,030,908 km²
House of Jagiellon (1459–1462)
1459 CE – 1462 CE
Area: 1,030,865 km²
House of Jagiellon (1463–1467)
1463 CE – 1467 CE
Area: 1,050,651 km²
House of Jagiellon (1468–1474)
1468 CE – 1474 CE
Area: 1,053,728 km²
House of Jagiellon (1475–1481)
1475 CE – 1481 CE
Area: 1,053,750 km²
House of Jagiellon (1482–1491)
1482 CE – 1491 CE
Area: 1,053,978 km²
House of Jagiellon (1492–1496)
1492 CE – 1496 CE
Area: 1,053,866 km²
House of Jagiellon (1497–1501)
1497 CE – 1501 CE
Area: 1,021,325 km²
House of Jagiellon (1502–1506)
1502 CE – 1506 CE
Area: 1,022,128 km²
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