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

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.

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

Thereupon Sigismund made such representations to king Jagello of Poland, that Koribut was soon recalled by his uncle.

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

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