Alexander Jagiellon
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Key facts
- Reign
- 30 July 1492 – 19 August 1506
- Predecessor
- Casimir IV Jagiellon
- Successor
- Sigismund I the Old
- Coronation
- 12 December 1501 in Wawel Cathedral
- Born
- 5 August 1461, Kraków , Poland
- Died
- 19 August 1506 (1506-08-19) (aged 45), Vilnius , Lithuania
- Burial
- Vilnius Cathedral , Vilnius , Lithuania (1506)
Article
Alexander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1492 and King of Poland from 1501 until his death in 1506. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagiellon and a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Alexander was elected grand duke of Lithuania upon the death of his father and became king of Poland upon the death of his elder brother John I Albert.
Early life