Dr Rafał Leśkiewicz. On 1 July 1569, the Union of Lublin, a landmark agreement that established a genuine union between the Kingdom of Pola ...

We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s government has asked Germany to return a ring that once belonged to 16th-century Polish King Sigismund I. The item is one of hundreds of ...

Barbara Radziwiłł (Polish: Barbara Radziwiłłówna, Lithuanian: Barbora Radvilaitė; 6 December 1520/23 – 8 May 1551) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as consort of Sigismund II ...

Michiel van Coxcie was a Flemish Old Masters painter who was born in 1499. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Philadelphia Museum of Art have featured Michiel van Coxcie's work in the past.

A secret vault containing the burial regalia of the leaders of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland was found in the dungeons of the Vilnius Cathedral, LRT reports. “On December 16, 2024, a vault ...

Anna Jagiellon’s story, set over four centuries ago, shows a woman could secure power through a vote, even in an era when female rulers were nearly unheard of.

The eponymous saint of Sigismund, the first barbarian saint of the Catholic Church, the ancient king of the Burgundians who lived in the 6th century, is not depicted according to the typical ...

Sigismund II Augustus dating history Relationships Sigismund II Augustus was previously married to Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (1553 - 1572), Barbara Radziwiłł (1547 - 1551) and Elisabeth of ...

The find includes crowns and insignia associated with notable figures such as Alexander Jagiellon, who ruled Poland from 1501 to 1506, and Sigismund Augustus, who reigned from 1548 to 1572 ...

Hidden away for safeguarding before the outbreak of World War II, the artifacts were described as “priceless historical treasures,” that demonstrate the close union between the two countries.

In the crypt rested the remains of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King Alexander of Poland and the two sovereign consorts Elizabeth of Habsburg and Barbara Radziwill, the former wife of Casimir IV of ...