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Alexander

king of Poland
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Also known as: Aleksander Jagiellończyk
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Polish in full:
Aleksander Jagiellończyk
Born:
Aug. 5, 1461, Kraków, Pol.
Died:
Aug. 19, 1506, Vilnius, Lith. (aged 45)
Title / Office:
king (1501-1506), Poland
House / Dynasty:
Jagiellon dynasty
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Alexander (born Aug. 5, 1461, Kraków, Pol.—died Aug. 19, 1506, Vilnius, Lith.) was the king of Poland (1501–06) of the Jagiellonian dynasty, successor to his brother John Albert (Jan Olbracht). Alexander carried on the hopeless struggle of the crown against the growing power of the Polish senate and nobles, who deprived him of financial control and curtailed his prerogative. For want of funds, Alexander was unable to assist the grand master of the Order of the Sword against Muscovite aggression or to prevent Ivan III from ravaging Lithuania with the Tatars. The utmost that the king could do was to ...(100 of 164 words)

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