Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male monarch from the Jagiellonian dynasty.
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- King of Poland
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Born
- August 1, 1520
- Died
- July 7, 1572
