One of its rulers was handicapped after his predecessor passed the Nihil Novi, a law preventing the king from making laws without the legislature's consent.
After marrying into this dynasty, Bona Sforza represented it in negotiations with Ottoman consort Roxelana and helped launch an artistic renaissance in its lands. One of its rulers was handicapped after his predecessor passed the Nihil Novi, a law preventing the king from making laws without the legislature's consent. A king of this line signed the Second Peace of Thorn after defeating Prussia in the Thirteen Years' War. A ruler known as "the Posthumous" succeeded a member of this dynasty who was killed at the Battle of Varna. This line ended when Sigismund II died childless, and one member of this line was defeated at the Battle of Mohacs. This dynasty's founder joined with Vytautus to defeat the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Tannenberg. For 10 points, name this dynasty that until the Union of Lublin ruled Poland and Lithuania.
After marrying into this dynasty, Bona Sforza represented it in negotiations with Ottoman consort Roxelana and helped launch an artistic renaissance in its lands.
Jagiellonian Dynasty