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Nicknames for Sigismund: | Edit

Sig, Siggi, Siggy

Meanings and history of the name Sigismund: | Edit

From Old High German, meaning "protection through victory". The Hungarian form is Zsigmond; the Lithuanian form is Žygimantas.

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Prince Sigismund of Prussia, son of Frederick III and Victoria of England
Saint Sigismund of Burgundy (died 523), King of the Burgundians
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368–1437), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary
Sigismund Kestutaitis (c.1350–1440), Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund Korybut (c.1395-c.1435), Lithuanian Duke, participated in Hussite Wars
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427–1496), ruler of Further Austria
Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (1630-1665), ruler of Further Austria
Sigismund of Bavaria (1439–1501), a Duke of Bavaria
Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund II Augustus (1520–1572), King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632), King of Sweden (as Sigismund) and Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
Sigismund Báthory (1572–1613), Prince of Transylvania

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