Zygmunt II August

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
Duchy
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Centralization of power
gptkbp:birthDate 1520-07-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Wawel_Cathedral
gptkbp:conflict Livonian War
gptkbp:court Kraków
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support for arts and sciences
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:deathDate 1572-07-07
gptkbp:dynasty Jagiellon
gptkbp:era Renaissance
gptkbp:father gptkb:Zygmunt_I_Stary
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Union_of_Lublin_1569
Promotion of religious tolerance
Promotion of the arts
Crisis of succession after his death
Support for education and universities
Strengthening of the nobility's power
Cultural flourishing during his reign
Support for Protestant Reformation
Marriage to Barbara Radziwiłł
Coronation in 1548
Death in 1572
Establishment_of_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Union
Cultural_exchanges_with_Italy
Diplomatic_relations_with_Sweden
Involvement_in_European_politics
Influence_on_Polish_literature
Establishment_of_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Development_of_the_Polish_economy
Involvement_in_the_Livonian_War
Conflict_with_the_Teutonic_Order
Crisis_in_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last Jagiellon monarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zygmunt II August
gptkbp:internationalRelations Expansionist
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Union_of_Lublin
Cultural patronage
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:legacy Strengthened_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Bona_Sforza
gptkbp:nationality Polish
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Habsburgs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Zygmunt_I_Stary
gptkbp:reign 1548-1572
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Sigismund_III_Vasa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse Barbara Radziwiłł
gptkbp:successor Henryk Walezy
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Poland_and_Grand_Duke_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Szczecin