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Sigismund I

Type Figure Region Poland Time 1467–1548 Also known as Sigismund I (the Old)

Sigismund I (c. 1467–1548), youngest son of Casimir IV, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 and King of Poland from 1507, known as 'the Old';…

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  1. 1481–1486Kraków · PolandIn his youth he received a humanist education and equestrian training at the Kraków court, observing his father Casimir IV's late rule, which laid the foundation of learning and political experience for his own long reign.
  2. 1486–1490Vilnius · LithuaniaUnder his father's arrangement he was introduced to Lithuanian affairs, and together with his brothers John Albert, Władysław, and others he was positioned in a competitive succession landscape, gradually accumulating experience in local governance.

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