Zygmunt I, King of Poland 1506-1548,
(1467-1548)
Born 1 January 1467
Died 1 April 1548
Buried Wawel Cathedral, Cracow
Married (1) 28 February 1512
Barbara Zapolya, daughter of Istvan Zapolya, Count of Zips,
Palatin of Hungary and Jadwiga von Teschen
Born 1495
Died 2 October 1515
Married (2) 1518
Bona Sforza, daughter of Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza,
Duke of Milan 1476-1494 and Isabella of Aragon
Born 13 February 1495
Died 7 November 1558 Bari
Child by (a) Katarzyna Telniczanka
Born after 1480
Died 1528
When he became King of Poland he signed "Nihil novi", a statute which
did a great deal of harm to the process of ruling Poland, as it decreed
that no new business could be conducted without the unanimous consent of
the three estates: the King, the Senate and the representatives of the
landowners. As the landowners feared to give the King a big standing army,
the country became military unprepared.
However, he drove the Russians out of Lithuania after his victory at
Orsza. Zygmunt tolerated Lutheranism and was a just ruler.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
