Barbara Radziwiłł

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Barbara Radziwiłł was a 16th-century Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman whose controversial marriage to King Sigismund II Augustus made her Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania and a central figure in one of the most famous royal love stories in Polish history.

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Barbara Radziwiłł canonical 2
Barbara Radziwiłłówna 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Queen consort of Poland
human
noblewoman
associatedWith Jagiellonian dynasty
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
linked to: szlachta
burialPlace Wawel Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
dateOfBirth 1520
dateOfDeath 1551-05-08
depictedIn Polish historical painting
Polish literature
era 16th century
father Jerzy Radziwiłł
gender female
hasCanonicalNameForm Barbara Radziwiłłówna
linked to: Barbara Radziwiłł
heritage Lithuanian
Polish
house Radziwiłł
linked to: Radziwill
languageOfWorkOrName Lithuanian
Polish
monarchDuringConsortship Sigismund II Augustus
mother Barbara Kolanka
name Barbara Radziwiłł
nobleFamily Radziwiłł family
linked to: Radziwill
notableEvent secret marriage to Sigismund II Augustus
notableFor central figure in a famous royal love story in Polish history
controversial marriage to Sigismund II Augustus
opposedBy Bona Sforza
Polish nobility
linked to: szlachta
partOf Polish–Lithuanian nobility
linked to: szlachta
placeOfBirth Vilnius
placeOfDeath Kraków
positionHeld Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania
Queen consort of Poland
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1551-05-08
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1548-12-07
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Kraków
Vilnius
secondHusband Sigismund II Augustus
sibling Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Black
linked to: Jerzy Radziwiłł

Mikołaj Radziwiłł the Red
spouse Sigismund II Augustus
Stanisław Gasztołd
title Grand Duchess of Lithuania
Queen of Poland

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Sigismund II Augustus spouse Barbara Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł name Barbara Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł hasCanonicalNameForm Barbara Radziwiłłówna
linked to: Barbara Radziwiłł