Barbara Giza
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Barbara Giza (Polish: Barbara Gizanka; 1550–1589) was the mistress of Sigismund II Augustus. Their relationship attracted considerable attention and was regarded as a scandal. She was the daughter of Jan Giza, a prominent merchant and usurer from Franconia who settled in Warsaw.
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- Rudzki E., Polskie królowe, t. 2, wyd. 2, Instytut Prasy i Wydawnictw Novum, Warszawa 1990, pp. 265–266.
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