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English: Sigismund II Augustus (1 August 1520 – 7 July 1572) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1548 to 1572.

  • Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1553-1555

    Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1553-1555

  • Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Peter Danckers de Rij, ca. 1643

    Portrait of Sigismund II Augustus by Peter Danckers de Rij, ca. 1643

  • Death of Barbara Radziwiłł

    Death of Barbara Radziwiłł

  • Death of Sigismund II in Knyszyn

    Death of Sigismund II in Knyszyn

  • Tapestry with Shield-Bearing Satyrs with the royal monogram S.A. (Sigismund Augustus), woven in Brussels in about 1555

    Tapestry with Shield-Bearing Satyrs with the royal monogram S.A. (Sigismund Augustus), woven in Brussels in about 1555

  • Verdure tapestry from King Sigismund Augustus’s collection, made in Jan van Tieghem’s workshop in Brussels in about 1555

    Verdure tapestry from King Sigismund Augustus’s collection, made in Jan van Tieghem’s workshop in Brussels in about 1555

  • Golden eagle pendant on a chain, made in Spain in the mid-16th century, it belonged to the King

    Golden eagle pendant on a chain, made in Spain in the mid-16th century, it belonged to the King

  • Parade armour of King Sigismund Augustus, made in Nuremberg by Kunz Lochner in the 1550s

    Parade armour of King Sigismund Augustus, made in Nuremberg by Kunz Lochner in the 1550s

  • Inner courtyard of the Niepołomice Castle was reconstructed in the early 1550s by Sigismund Augustus

    Inner courtyard of the Niepołomice Castle was reconstructed in the early 1550s by Sigismund Augustus

  • Royal Palace in Vilnius was expanded and reconstructed in the Renaissance style for the King

    Royal Palace in Vilnius was expanded and reconstructed in the Renaissance style for the King

  • Sigismundus Augustus Bridge in Warsaw was constructed between 1568-1573 on the King's order

    Sigismundus Augustus Bridge in Warsaw was constructed between 1568-1573 on the King's order

Coats of arms/herby

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  • Coat of Arms of Sigismund Augustus as King of Poland.

    Coat of Arms of Sigismund Augustus as King of Poland.