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John I Albert

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1459–1501 Also known as John I Albert Jagiellon

John I Albert (c.1459–1501), eldest son of Casimir IV, became King of Poland in 1492; he campaigned in Moldavia in 1497 and died at Torun in 1501.

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  1. 1481–1487Kraków · PolandAs eldest son of Casimir IV he took part in court affairs, learning the workings of the assembly and military command at his father's arrangement, preparing for his future accession to the Polish throne.
  2. 1487–1490Kraków · PolandEstablished as the primary heir to the Polish throne amid his father's late-life division of appanages among his sons, jockeying for position in court politics with princes including his brother Sigismund, and watching the reorganization of Central European power after the death of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.

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