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

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

The original institution was so much improved by Jagello, King of Poland, at the beginning of the fifteenth century, that it bears his name and is known as the Jagellonian University.

From Catholic Churchmen in Science by Walsh, James J.

It was mortgaged by the Emperor Sigismund to his brother-in-law ZVladislaw Jagello for a sum of money.

From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Jagello von Strachinsky looked her over from head to foot.

From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip

He was succeeded by his son, a child of eleven years, who had previously been, elected to the throne, but not until Jagello had confirmed and even enlarged the privileges of the nobles.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.