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Barbara Zápolya

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Barbara Zápolya

Birth
Death
2 Oct 1515 (aged 19–20)
Kraków, Miasto Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
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Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the first wife of the king of Poland Sigismund I. the Old. She was the daughter of a Hungarian noble, Stefan Zápolya, and Polish princess Hedwig of Cieszyn.Barbara was a younger sister of future King of Hungary János Zápolya (1487-1540).

Barbara was the mother of Electress Hedwig of Brandenburg (1513-1573) and another daughter, Anna (1515-1520). After Barbara's death, Sigismund ordered the construction of the Sigismund's Chapel at Wawel Castle, where she was buried
Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the first wife of the king of Poland Sigismund I. the Old. She was the daughter of a Hungarian noble, Stefan Zápolya, and Polish princess Hedwig of Cieszyn.Barbara was a younger sister of future King of Hungary János Zápolya (1487-1540).

Barbara was the mother of Electress Hedwig of Brandenburg (1513-1573) and another daughter, Anna (1515-1520). After Barbara's death, Sigismund ordered the construction of the Sigismund's Chapel at Wawel Castle, where she was buried


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