Jagiello

Royal family of feudal Poland and grand dukes of Lithuania (hence the common appelation "Poland-Lithuania" in discussions about the area from the late Middle Ages onwards).

Jagiello (alternatively Jogaila), the founder of the dynasty, was the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and also ruled Poland as [Wladyslaw II]? after marrying Queen Jadwiga?. The ruling House of Jagiello, also known as the Jagiellonians, held the crown of Poland from his accession in 1386?, after the Polish House of Piast? died out.

The Jagiellonian rulers (with dates of ruling Poland-Lithuania in brackets) were:

• [Wladyslaw II]? (1386?-1434?)
• [Ladislaus III]? (1434?-1444?)
• Casimir IV (1447?-1492)
• [John I]? (1492-1501?)
• Alexander I (1501?-1505?)
• Sigismund I (1506-1548?)
• Sigismund II (1548?-1572)

Sigismund's heir was his sister, Catherine, who married John III Vasa of Sweden; as a result, the main branch of the Jagiellonians merged with the House of Vasa.

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