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Bona Sforza d'Aragona (February 13, 1495 - November 7, 1558) was a member of the House of Sforza
House of Sforza

Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Duchy of Milan.The dynasty was founded by Muzio Sforza, called Sforza a condottiero from Romagna serving the Angevin kings of Naples....
 who in 1518 became the second wife of Sigismund I of Poland.

When her mother Isabella of Naples
Isabella of Naples

Isabella di Aragona was born a princess of Kingdom of Naples, granddaughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of Alfonso II of Naples by his wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza....
 died in 1524, Bona succeeded to the titles Duchess of Bari
Bari

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic sea, in Italy. It is the second economic centre of mainland Southern Italy and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas....
 and Princess of Rossano
Rossano

Rossano is a town and commune in Southern Italy, in the province of Cosenza . The city is situated on an eminence two miles from the Gulf of Taranto....
. She also became the holder of the Brienne claim
Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Hugh, Count of Brienne claimed the King of Jerusalem in 1264 as senior heir of Hugh I of Cyprus and Alice of Jerusalem, being the son of their eldest daughter, but was passed over by the Haute Cour in favor of his cousin Hugh III of Cyprus....
 to the title of King of Jerusalem.

was born in Vigevano
Vigevano

Vigevano is a town and commune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, which possesses many artistic treasures and runs a huge industrial business....
, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Gian Galeazzo Sforza

Gian Galeazzo Sforza was the sixth Duke of Milan.Born in Abbiategrasso, he was only 7 years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, was assassinated and Gian Galeazzo became the List of rulers of Milan....
 of Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
 and Isabella of Naples
Isabella of Naples

Isabella di Aragona was born a princess of Kingdom of Naples, granddaughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of Alfonso II of Naples by his wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza....
.She was also the niece of Bianca Maria Sforza
Bianca Maria Sforza

Bianca Maria Sforza , Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, was the third wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Dukes of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy....
, who in 1493 had married Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
 Maximilian I
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
.






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Bona Sforza d'Aragona (February 13, 1495 - November 7, 1558) was a member of the House of Sforza
House of Sforza

Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Duchy of Milan.The dynasty was founded by Muzio Sforza, called Sforza a condottiero from Romagna serving the Angevin kings of Naples....
 who in 1518 became the second wife of Sigismund I of Poland.

When her mother Isabella of Naples
Isabella of Naples

Isabella di Aragona was born a princess of Kingdom of Naples, granddaughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of Alfonso II of Naples by his wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza....
 died in 1524, Bona succeeded to the titles Duchess of Bari
Bari

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic sea, in Italy. It is the second economic centre of mainland Southern Italy and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas....
 and Princess of Rossano
Rossano

Rossano is a town and commune in Southern Italy, in the province of Cosenza . The city is situated on an eminence two miles from the Gulf of Taranto....
. She also became the holder of the Brienne claim
Brienne claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem

Hugh, Count of Brienne claimed the King of Jerusalem in 1264 as senior heir of Hugh I of Cyprus and Alice of Jerusalem, being the son of their eldest daughter, but was passed over by the Haute Cour in favor of his cousin Hugh III of Cyprus....
 to the title of King of Jerusalem.

Biography

Bona was born in Vigevano
Vigevano

Vigevano is a town and commune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy, which possesses many artistic treasures and runs a huge industrial business....
, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza
Gian Galeazzo Sforza

Gian Galeazzo Sforza was the sixth Duke of Milan.Born in Abbiategrasso, he was only 7 years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, was assassinated and Gian Galeazzo became the List of rulers of Milan....
 of Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
 and Isabella of Naples
Isabella of Naples

Isabella di Aragona was born a princess of Kingdom of Naples, granddaughter of Ferdinand I of Naples and daughter of Alfonso II of Naples by his wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza....
.She was also the niece of Bianca Maria Sforza
Bianca Maria Sforza

Bianca Maria Sforza , Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, was the third wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Dukes of Milan, by his second wife, Bona of Savoy....
, who in 1493 had married Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
 Maximilian I
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
. She was named after her grandmother, Bona of Savoy.

Bona, niece of the empress, was a patron of Renaissance
Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe....
 culture, which thanks to her, began to further flourish in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
. She is also considered to have influenced the Polish and Lithuanian cuisines, having introduced many new dishes to the Commonwealth.

Upon her husband's death, she sided with many in Catholic Poland in opposing her son King Sigismund II Augustus' marriage to the Lithuanian
Lithuanians

Lithuanians are the Balts ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million people. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland....
 Calvinist, Barbara Radziwill
Barbara Radziwill

Barbara Radziwill was Queen regent of Jagiellon Poland and Grand Duchess of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and consort to monarch Sigismund II August....
, and was suspected, without evidence, of having poisoned the new queen, who died shortly after her coronation.

In 1556, she returned to Bari
Bari

Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic sea, in Italy. It is the second economic centre of mainland Southern Italy and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. There she was poisoned by her private secretary Gian Lorenzo Pappacoda. Pappacoda was acting on behalf of Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain

Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, List of monarchs of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I of England, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count; and King of Portugal as Philip I...
, who wished to avoid repaying his sizable debts to the Polish queen.

She was succeeded by her three children. Her only surviving son, Sigismund August Jagellon became the king of Poland. After her brother's death Anna the Jagiellonian, in the second election for the king of Poland she was elected 'king' of Poland, and ruled as a queen of Poland with her elected husband king Stephen Bathory. The title of King of Jerusalem passed to the youngest daughter Catherine Jagellonica, Queen of Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 who passed it on to her son, also elected King Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa was Grand Duke of Lithuania and List of Polish monarchs, a monarch of joined Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and Monarch of Sweden from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599....
 of Poland.

Children

Bona and Sigismund I of Poland had six child
Child

A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor , otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority....
ren:
  • Isabella
    Isabella Jagiello

    Isabella Jagiellon was a Queen consort of Kingdom of Hungary and the consort of John Z?polya.Born in Krak?w to King Sigismund I of Poland and Bona Sforza, Princess of Milan, Isabella was brought up in the History of Poland royal court....
     (18 January 1519 - 15 September 1559), was a Queen
    Queen consort

    A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
     of Hungary
    Kingdom of Hungary

    The Kingdom of Hungary , which existed from 1000 to 1918, and then from 1920 to 1946, was a considerable state in Central Europe....
    , wife of John Zápolya
    John Zápolya

    John J?nos Szapolyai or J?nos Z?polya was King and counter King of Hungary from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, who also claimed the title King of Hungary between 1526 and 1540....
    ,
  • Sigismund Augustus (1 August 1520 - 7 July 1572), was a King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania,
  • Sophia (13 July 1522 - 28 May 1575), was a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
    Brunswick-Lüneburg

    Brunswick-L?neburg was a historical duchy during the period from the late Middle Ages through the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire....
    , wife of Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
    Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

    Henry , Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg, called the Younger, was prince of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel from 1514 until his death. He is known for the large number of wars in which he was involved....
    ,
  • Anna
    Anna Jagiellon

    Anna Jagiellon , daughter of Poland's King Zygmunt I the Old, elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wife of Stefan Batory, was the last legitimate member of the Jagiellon dynasty....
     (18 October 1523 - 9 September 1596), elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, wife of Stefan Batory
    Stefan Batory

    Stephen B?thory was a Hungarian noble Prince of Transylvania , then King consort and Grand Duke consort of Lithuania to Anna Jagiellon. He was a member of the Somlyo branch of the noble Hungary B?thory....
    ,
  • Catherine (1 November 1526 - 16 September 1583), was a Queen
    Queen consort

    A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning Monarch. Queens consort usually share their husbands' Royal and noble ranks and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles....
     of Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
     and Grand Duchess of Finland, wife of John III of Sweden
    John III of Sweden

    John III was Monarch of Sweden from 1568 until his death. He was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud....
    ,
  • Wojciech Olbracht, born and died 20 September 1527.


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See also

  • List of Polish rulers
  • Polish cuisine
    Polish cuisine

    Polish cuisine is a mixture of Slavs and Germanic culinary traditions. It is rich in meat, especially chicken and pork, and winter vegetables , and spices, as well as different kinds of noodles the most notable of which are the pierogi....
  • Wojna kokosza

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