Back ألكسندر ياغيلون Arabic الكسندر ياجيلون ARZ Aleksandr Yagellon AZ الکساندر یاقیلون AZB Аляксандр Ягелончык BE Аляксандар Ягелончык BE-X-OLD Александер Ягелончик Bulgarian Alexandr I. Jagellonský Czech Alexander (Polen) German Αλέξανδρος της Πολωνίας Greek
| Alexander Jagiellon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) As king of the Saracens, probably the most accurate portrait of Alexander, c. 1504[1] | |
| Grand Duke of Lithuania | |
| Reign | 30 July 1492 – 19 August 1506 |
| Coronation | 30 July 1492 in Vilnius Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
| Successor | Sigismund I the Old |
| King of Poland | |
| Reign | 12 December 1501 – 19 August 1506 |
| Coronation | 12 December 1501 in Wawel Cathedral |
| Predecessor | John I Albert |
| Successor | Sigismund I the Old |
| Born | 5 August 1461 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 19 August 1506 (aged 45) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Helena of Moscow |
| Dynasty | Jagiellon |
| Father | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Hungary |
| Signature |  |
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.[2] He was the fourth son of Casimir IV 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.
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