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    Anna Jagiellon (Polish: Anna Jagiellonka, Lithuanian: Ona Jogailaitė; 18 October 1523 – 9 September 1596) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania...
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    Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (23 July 1503 – 27 January 1547), sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica, was Queen of Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary and Archduchess...
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    in Hungarian Jagelló, and in Czech Jagellonci, as well as Jagello or Jagellon in Latin. Etymologically, the name Jogaila means "strong rider", from the...
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    Anna Vasa of Sweden (also Anne, Polish: Anna Wazówna; 17 May 1568 – 26 February 1625) was a Swedish princess heavily involved in the politics of that country...
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    instruments. After the death of her father in 1548, she and her unmarried sisters Anna and Sophia moved to Masovia with their mother. In 1556, when her sister Sophia...
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    male member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Following the death of his sister Anna in 1596 the Jagiellonian dynasty came to an end. Sigismund Augustus was born...
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  • served as Chief Court Mistress to queen Catherine Jagellon and, after her death, to Princess Anna Vasa of Sweden. Karin was the daughter of riksråd Göran...
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  • Anna v. Portia 1624–1637: Gräfin Ursula v. Attems 1637–1644: Freiin Margarita v. Herberstein 1647–1647: Gräfin Octavia Strozzi 1652–1655: Freiin Anna...
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    playmate of the King's daughter, Anna. In 1582, Gunilla was appointed as maid of honour to the Queen, Catherine Jagellon. About half a year after the death...
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  • - 1353 husband inherit title 1356 - Benedict Catherine Jagellon Sigismund I the Old (Jagellon) 1 November 1526 4 October 1562 1563 husband imprisoned...
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    the other hand, supported John III of Sweden, the husband of Catherine Jagellon. Another candidate was the Tsar of Muscovy, Ivan the Terrible, supported...
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    Catherine Jagellon, as hostage to use against Poland, and a Russian embassy was at the time waiting in Stockholm to bring Catherine Jagellon to Russia...
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    position. Karin is reported to have been a good friend of Persson's wife Anna Andersdotter, who apparently often accompanied her on her travels between...
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  • Augustus 1520–1548–1572 John III of Sweden 1537–1592 Catherine Jagellon 1526–1583 Anna Jagiellon 1523–1596 r. 1575–1586 Stephen Báthory 1533–1575–1586...
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  • International Award of "The Best of the Year 2001" and a Gold Medal from the Jagellon University in Kraków in Spain International Award of "Cartago" (2003) –...
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    receive novices without restriction again, and his Catholic Queen, Catherine Jagellon, made donations to it and forged contacts between the abbey and Rome. The...
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    mid-16th century during the reign of Duke John of Finland and Catherine Jagellon. That was when the Renaissance Floor and King's and Queen's hall were built...
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    Austria. Anna Jagiellon proposed and pushed for the election of her nephew Sigismund Vasa, son of John III, King of Sweden and Catherine Jagellon and the...
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