Alexander Jagiellon

Alexander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellończyk, Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland. He was the 4th son of Casimir V Jagiellon. He was Elected grand duke of Lithuania on the death of his father (1492) and king of Poland on the death of his brother John II Albert.

Alexander Jagiellon
Goraj Miracle of Saint Simeon Stylites (detail).jpg
Grand Duke of Lithuania
30 July 1492 – 19 August 1506
30 July 1492 in Vilnius Cathedral
PredecessorCasimir V Jagiellon
SuccessorSigismund I
Born5 August 1461
Kraków, Poland
Died19 August 1506
Vilnius, Lithuania
SpouseHelena of Moscow
FatherCasimir V Jagiellon
MotherElisabeth of Hungary
SignatureAlexander Jagiellon's signature

Alexander Jagiellon Media