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Philip
Philip d. AD 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. ... Read more
Karadjordjević
Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich , Serbian dynasty, descended from Karageorge (Karadjordje). Its ruling members were Alexander , prince of Serbia, and kings Peter I , Alexander , and Peter II of Yugoslavia. It was long involved in a feud with the Obrenović dynasty. The Karadjord... Read more
Herodians
Herodians , Jewish political party of the early 1st cent. AD, related to the dynasty of Herod . Some have supposed that they were largely Sadducees . In the New Testament the Herodians are referred to, with the Pharisees, as being in opposition to Jesus. ... Read more
Hoysala
Hoysala dynasty of S India, c.1110-1326. It had its origins in the last half of the 11th cent., when Vinayaditya (1047-98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid), which became the dynasty's capital. His grandson Bittiga (later called Vishnuvardhana; reigned c.1110-42) made extens... Read more
Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza. ... Read more
Naboth
Naboth , in the Bible, Jezreelite stoned to death because he would not let King Ahab have his vineyard. Elijah's curse on the royal family for their treatment of Naboth forecast the downfall of the dynasty. ... Read more
Amorites
Amorites , a people of Canaan. There is evidence of them in Babylonia, where in the 19th cent. BC they established under their patronage the first dynasty at Babylon. The most powerful king of this dynasty, Hammurabi, put an end (18th cent. BC) to Amorite domination and issued a famous code of law, ... Read more
Maurya
Maurya , ancient Indian dynasty, c.325-c.183 BC, founded by Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his grandson, Asoka , the most notable ruler of ancient India, for the first ... Read more
Yüan
Yüan , Mongol dynasty of China that ruled from 1271 to 1368. It was a division of the great empire conquered by the Mongols . Kublai Khan , who adopted the Chinese dynastic name Yüan in 1271, swept down from N China, which the Mongols had ruled since the 1230s, and finally defeated the S... Read more
Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom (or Old Empire) Dynasty Years Famous Rulers I 3110-2884 BC Menes II 2884-2780 BC III 2780-2680 BC ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Jagiellon dynasty"

Jagiellon Dynasty (Poland-Lithuania)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World JAGIELLON DYNASTY (POLAND-LITHUANIA) JAGIELLON DYNASTY (POLAND-LITHUANIA), the dynasty that ruled the Grand Duchy...aw II Jagie ł ł o (1386 – 1434). The Jagiellon dynasty ruled in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1377 to 1401... Read more
Jagiellon
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Jagiellon ( Jagello ) Medieval Polish dynasty. It began with the marriage of Grand Duke Jagiello of Lithuania to Queen Jadwiga of Poland (1386), uniting Poland and Lithuania. Members of the dynasty reigned also in Hungary and Bohemia in the 15th–16th centuries. Read more
W ł adys ł aw Ii Jagie ł ł o (Poland) (Lithuanian: Jogaila; c. 1351 – 1434)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...and Yuliana, princess of Tver; and founder of the Jagiellon dynasty in Poland. In 1382 Jogaila imprisoned his uncle K...cathedral on Wawel Hill. See also Jadwiga (Poland) ; Jagiellon Dynasty ; Lithuania, Grand Duchy of, to 1569 ; Lublin, Union... Read more
Sigismund II Augustus (Poland, Lithuania) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...1530 – 1572), last of the Jagiellon kings of Poland and grand duke...extinction of the male line of the Jagiellonian dynasty. He was buried in the cathedral on Wawel Hill. See also Jagiellon Dynasty (Poland-Lithuania) ; Livonian... Read more
Maximilian II (Holy Roman Empire) (1527 – 1576; Ruled 1564 – 1576)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1564) of Habsburg and Anna of Jagiellon (died 1547), Maximilian grew up as a...in France, as representatives of that dynasty struggled with religious and civil chaos...Holy Roman Empire) ; Florence ; Habsburg Dynasty: Austria ; Holy Roman Empire ; Hungary... Read more
Sigismund
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...xE9; . After invading Hungary, Sigismund was recognized as king in 1387 but at the cost of losing Poland to the Jagiellon dynasty of Lithuania and, after 1389, of losing large portions of southern and eastern Hungarian territory to the Ottoman... Read more
Poland-Lithuania, Commonwealth of, 1569 – 1795
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Sigismund II Augustus (1572) ended the rule of the Jagiellon dynasty, and the subsequent kings were elected by all noblemen...participation of Augustus II the Strong of the Wettin dynasty, the Saxon elector and king of Poland (1697 –... Read more
Poland to 1569
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...foundation of a state under the hereditary rule of the Piast dynasty. The first recorded Piast ruler was Mieszko I (d. 992), who...x142; ł o) and crowned king of Poland, initiating the Jagiellon dynasty. The basic problem facing W ł adys ł aw II Jagie... Read more
Poland
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...century ad , Slavic tribes unified the region. The Piast dynasty came to power. In 1025, Boleslav I became the first king...12th century. Ladislas I reunified Poland in 1320, but the dynasty collapsed under the might of the Teutonic Knights . The 16th-century rule of the Jagiellon dynasty is ... Read more
Lublin, Union of (1569)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...character of the Commonwealth and the Grand Duchy's equal status with the Polish kingdom. See also Jadwiga (Poland) ; Jagiellon Dynasty (Poland-Lithuania) ; Lithuania, Grand Duchy of, to 1569 ; Poland to 1569 ; Poland-Lithuania, Commonwealth of, 1569... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Jagiellon dynasty"

Jagiellon
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Jagiellon A Polish dynasty that reigned in Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. The family gained prominence under... Read more
Ladislaus II
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the Polish throne on his marriage to the Polish monarch, Queen Jadwiga (1374–99), thus uniting Lithuania and Poland. He converted Lithuania to Christianity and was the founder of the Jagiellon dynasty, which ruled the two states until 1572. Read more
Matthias I (Corvinus)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...reforms, he also codified the law, founded the University of Buda, and encouraged the arts and learning. At the time of his death his empire dominated south-central Europe but his successes were short-lived, as the JAGIELLON dynasty came to power. Read more