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Sigismund I the Elder of Poland, King of Poland

Sigismund I the Elder of Poland, King of Poland

Male 1467 - 1548  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sigismund I the Elder of Poland, King of PolandSigismund I the Elder of Poland, King of Poland was born on 1 Jan 1467 in Kozienice, Poland; died on 1 Apr 1548 in Cracow, Poland; was buried on 26 Jul 1548 in Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, Poland.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, King of Poland,  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Aug 1520; died on 7 Jul 1572.
    2. 3. Anne Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1523 in Kraków, Poland; died on 9 Sep 1596 in Warsaw, Poland; was buried in Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, Poland.
    3. 4. Catherine of Poland  Descendancy chart to this point died on 16 Nov 1583.
    4. 5. Hedwig of Poland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1513 in Poznan, Poland; died on 7 Feb 1573 in Alt Ruppin, Germany.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, King of Poland, Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sigismund1) was born on 2 Aug 1520; died on 7 Jul 1572.

    Sigismund married Elizabeth Habsburg on 6 May 1543. Elizabeth (daughter of Ferdinand I of Austria Habsburg, King of Hungary/Emperor and Anne of Bohemia) was born on 9 Jun 1526; died on 15 Jun 1545. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anne Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of LithuaniaAnne Jagiellon, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sigismund1) was born on 18 Oct 1523 in Kraków, Poland; died on 9 Sep 1596 in Warsaw, Poland; was buried in Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, Poland.

    Family/Spouse: Stephen of Transylvania Bathory, King of Poland. Stephen (son of Stephen VIII Bathory and Catherine Telegdi) was born on 27 Sep 1533 in Somlyo, Transylvania; died on 12 Dec 1586 in Hrodna, Grand Duchy of Lithuania (now Belarus); was buried in May 1588 in Wawel Cathedral, Saint Mary's Crypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Catherine of Poland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sigismund1) died on 16 Nov 1583.

    Catherine married John III of Sweden Vasa, King of Sweden on 4 Oct 1562. John (son of Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden and Margareta Lejonhufvud) was born on 21 Dec 1537; died on 17 Nov 1592. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Isabella Vasa  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1564; died in 1566.
    2. 7. Sigismund III of Sweden Vasa, King of Poland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1566; died on 30 Apr 1632.
    3. 8. Anna Vasa  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1568; died on 26 Feb 1625.

  4. 5.  Hedwig of Poland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sigismund1) was born on 25 Mar 1513 in Poznan, Poland; died on 7 Feb 1573 in Alt Ruppin, Germany.

    Hedwig married Joachim II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg on 1 Sep 1535. Joachim (son of Joachim I Nestor Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Elizabeth Oldenburg) was born on 9 Jan 1505 in Cölln, Germany; died on 3 Jan 1571 in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Hedwig  Descendancy chart to this point and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Isabella Vasa Descendancy chart to this point (4.Catherine2, 1.Sigismund1) was born in 1564; died in 1566.

  2. 7.  Sigismund III of Sweden Vasa, King of Poland Descendancy chart to this point (4.Catherine2, 1.Sigismund1) was born on 20 Jun 1566; died on 30 Apr 1632.

    Sigismund married Anne of Austria Habsburg on 31 May 1592. Anne (daughter of Charles of Austria Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and Maria of Bavaria) was born on 16 Aug 1573; died on 10 Feb 1598. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Anna Katherina Constance Vasa  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1619; died on 8 Oct 1651.
    2. 11. Wladyslaw IV Sigismund of Poland Vasa, King of Poland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1595; died on 19 May 1648.

  3. 8.  Anna Vasa Descendancy chart to this point (4.Catherine2, 1.Sigismund1) was born on 17 May 1568; died on 26 Feb 1625.

  4. 9.  Hedwig Descendancy chart to this point (5.Hedwig2, 1.Sigismund1) and died.

    Hedwig married Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 25 Feb 1560. Julius (son of Henry II the Younger of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick) was born on 29 Jun 1528 in Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 3 May 1589 in Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Anna Katherina Constance Vasa Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sigismund3, 4.Catherine2, 1.Sigismund1) was born on 7 Aug 1619; died on 8 Oct 1651.

    Anna married Philip William of Neuburg Wittelsbach, Elector of the Palatinate on 8 Jun 1642. Philip (son of Wolfgang William Wittelsbach and Magdalene of Bavaria) was born on 27 Nov 1615; died on 2 Sep 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Wladyslaw IV Sigismund of Poland Vasa, King of Poland Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sigismund3, 4.Catherine2, 1.Sigismund1) was born on 9 Jun 1595; died on 19 May 1648.

    Wladyslaw married Cecilie Renate Habsburg on 13 Sep 1637. Cecilie (daughter of Ferdinand II Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor and Marie Anna of Bavaria Wittelsbach) was born on 16 Jul 1611; died on 24 Mar 1644. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 12.  Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick Descendancy chart to this point (9.Hedwig3, 5.Hedwig2, 1.Sigismund1) was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613.

    Family/Spouse: Dorothea of Saxony Wettin. Dorothea (daughter of Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony and Anna of Denmark Oldenburg) was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.

    Henry married Elizabeth Oldenburg on 19 Apr 1590. Elizabeth (daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow) was born on 25 Aug 1573; died on 19 Jun 1626. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Frederick Ulrich of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1591; died on 21 Aug 1634.
    2. 15. Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1593; died on 25 Mar 1650.



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