Jagello

American  

[yah-gel-oh] / yɑˈgɛl oʊ /

noun

plural

Jagellos

1. a member of a dynasty ruling in Bohemia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Poland in the 14th to 16th centuries.

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Other Word Forms

• Jagellon adjective
• Jagellonian adjective

Example Sentences

Hedevig, the granddaughter of Casimir, married Jagello of Lithuania, and under their descendants, who reigned nearly two centuries, Poland rose to the summit of power and glory.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

Hedevig married Jagello of Lithuania; and under their descendants the Jagellons, who reigned nearly two centuries, Poland rose to the summit of its power and glory.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

The university of Cracow had been reinstituted under Jagello in A.D.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

At this juncture, Prince Witold of Lithuania, supported by king Jagello of Poland, offered to accept the four articles of the Hussites, provided they would give him the crown of Bohemia.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

With Siegmund I, the grandson of Jagello, but the fifth king after him, a new period of the Polish literature begins.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob