aristocrat
Barbara Radziwiłł.
(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
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About Barbara Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynasty. Barbara, already widowed and considered a great beauty, became a royal mistress most likely in 1543 and married Sigismund in secret in July or August 1547. The marriage caused a scandal and was vehemently opposed by Polish nobles, including the queen mother, Bona Sforza.
Everything about Barbara Radziwiłł →- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Position held
- Queen Consort of Poland
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Born
- December 6, 1520, December 6, 1523
- Died
- May 8, 1551