Bona Sforza

Bona Sforza (born February 2, 1494 - November 19, 1557) a member of the Milanese Sforza dynasty, was a queen of Poland Grand Duchess of Lithuania, and a second wife of Sigismund I of Poland since 1518.

Children

In 1556, she returned to Bari, Italy. There she was poisoned by her private secretary Gian Lorenzo Pappacoda. Pappacoda was acting on behalf of Philip II of Spain, who wished to avoid repaying his sizable debts to the Polish queen.

Related Topics:
1556 - Bari - Italy - Gian Lorenzo Pappacoda - Philip II of Spain

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She was succeded by her three children:

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• Her only surviving son, Sigismund August Jagellon become king of Poland.
• After his brothers death Anna the Jagiellonian inherited the titles and ruled as queen of Poland with the elected king Stephen Bathory.
• After her sisters death the titles were passed to the youngest daughter Catherine Jagellonica, Queen of Sweden who passed them on to her son Sigismund III of Poland.