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John I Albert

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Also known as Johann I Albrecht, King of Poland

King of Poland

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John I Albert, also known as Jan I Olbracht, was a male politician and King of Poland. Born in Kraków on December 27, 1459, he was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. His parents were Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Habsburg. He had several siblings, including Anna Jagiellon, Barbara Jagiellon, Sophia Jagiellon, Hedwig Jagiellon, and Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

John I Albert spoke Polish and held the position of King of Poland. He died in Toruń on June 17, 1501. His remains are buried in Wawel Cathedral. He is described in sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Polish Biographical Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Key facts

Reign
27 August 1492 – 17 June 1501
Coronation
23 September 1492
Predecessor
Casimir IV
Successor
Alexander I
Born
27 December 1459, Kraków , Kingdom of Poland
Died
17 June 1501 (1501-06-17) (aged 41), Toruń , Kingdom of Poland
Burial
July 1501, Wawel Cathedral , Kraków
Dynasty
Jagiellon
Father
Casimir IV of Poland
Mother
Elizabeth of Austria
Religion
Roman Catholic

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johann
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Kraków
Place of death
Toruń
Occupation
politician
Position held
King of Poland
Languages spoken
Polish
Image
Johann Albrecht von Polen.jpg
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place of burial
Wawel Cathedral
Commons category
John I Albert of Poland
date of birth
1459-12-27
date of death
1501-06-17
name in native language
Jan I Olbracht
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Encyclopedic overview

John I Albert (Polish: Jan I Olbracht; 27 December 1459 – 17 June 1501) was King of Poland from 1492 to his death and Duke of Głogów from 1491 to 1498. He was the fourth Polish sovereign from the Jagiellonian dynasty and the son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Austria.

Related to the House of Habsburg, John Albert was groomed to become emperor in the Holy Roman Empire, a plan that ultimately failed. He was well-educated and tutored by scholars such as Johannes Longinus and Callimachus, whom he had subsequently befriended. Heavily influenced by the Italian Renaissance, John sought to strengthen royal authority at the expense of the Catholic Church and the clergy. In 1487, he led a force against the Ottoman Empire and defeated the Tatars of the Crimean Khanate during the early phase of the Polish–Ottoman War. In the aftermath of the Bohemian–Hungarian War, John Albert attempted to usurp Hungary from his elder brother Vladislaus, but on 20 February 1491, he renounced his claim to Hungary in exchange for the Duchy of Głogów and the suzerainty over half of Silesia.

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