26 Facts About Isabella Jagiellon

Isabella Jagiellon was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later the Queen consort of Hungary.

Isabella Jagiellon was the oldest child of Sigismund I the Old, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his Italian wife Bona Sforza.

Isabella Jagiellon spent the rest of her life embroiled in succession disputes on behalf of her son.

Isabella Jagiellon returned to her native Poland to live with her family.

Isabella Jagiellon received a good education, including from humanist Johannes Honter, and she could speak and write four languages: Polish, Latin, German, and Italian.

Isabella Jagiellon hoped that King of France would install his son and Isabella in the Duchy of Milan which Bona claimed as her inheritance.

In 1530, he proposed Archduke Maximilian, eldest son of King Ferdinand, but they refused as Isabella Jagiellon was eight years older than the groom.

Isabella Jagiellon's dowry was 32,000 ducats in cash plus property worth another 6,000 ducats.

Isabella Jagiellon granted her the towns of Solymos, Lippa, Deva, Csicso, Tokaj, parts of Debrecen and Regec castles.

The next day the wedding ceremony took place and Isabella Jagiellon was crowned as Queen of Hungary.

Isabella Jagiellon did not receive help from her father Sigismund I the Old.

Isabella Jagiellon complained about ruinous state of her new domains and financial troubles.

Isabella Jagiellon was young, noted for her beauty, and scolded for her expensive tastes.

Isabella Jagiellon began reconstruction of the former bishop's palace in Alba Iulia in the Renaissance style according to the examples of Wawel Castle in her native Krakow and Royal Palace in Buda.

Isabella Jagiellon faced multiple political challenges: keeping peace with the Ottomans, containing Martinuzzi's ambitions, and blocking Ferdinand's attempts at taking over Transylvania.

Isabella Jagiellon would give up Transylvania in exchange for Opole and Raciborz in Silesia.

In fall 1550, Isabella Jagiellon's troops defended Gyulafehervar, but had to agree to a truce.

Isabella Jagiellon gained support from nobility in the diet of Aiud, but her forces were defeated near Cenad and she was besieged in Buda.

Isabella Jagiellon agreed to give up Transylvania in exchange for the Duchy of Opole and Raciborz, and other territories so that her annual income would be 25,000 florins.

Isabella Jagiellon influenced the appointment of the parish priest of the church in Prudnik and indirectly supported local Lutherans.

Isabella Jagiellon received invitations both from Sultan Suleiman, who sent an envoy to Poland, and local nobles to return to Hungary, but she delayed.

Isabella Jagiellon decided that since he did not hold up his end of the bargain, she was not bound by the treaty and resolved to return to Hungary.

Isabella Jagiellon spent the summer in Lwow waiting for an opportune moment to return.

Isabella Jagiellon set up her Transylvanian chancellery with the help of Mihaly Csaky.

Isabella Jagiellon minted her own gold ducats that depicted Madonna and Child on one side and composite coat of arms on the other.

Isabella Jagiellon is noted as the first European ruler to issue laws on religious tolerance.