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Sigismund II
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Sigismund II
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(Biographies / Sigismund II (1520-1572) M, Polish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) called Sigismund Augustus. 1520-72, king of Poland (1548-72), who united Poland, Lithuania, and their dependencies by the Union of Lublin (1569)


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It was established by Sigismund Augustus, Polish king and Lithuanian grand duke, in order to supply vegetables and meat to the Vilnius castles.
Especially impressive are 16th century tapestries with the Polish and Lithuanian coats of arms, woven in Brussels for King Sigismund Augustus.
 
 
 
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