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Elizabeth of Poland (Hungarian: Erzsébet, Polish: Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I.
Dec 14, 2017 · Even though Elizabeth of Poland is largely forgotten today, she was one of the most powerful women in the fourteenth century. Few queens could have been survivors on her level- she survived childbirth, an assassination attempt, opposition, and lived through times marked by plague and war.
She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia. Jadwiga was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, but she had more close forebears among the Polish Piasts than among the Angevins.
- 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399
- Elizabeth of Bosnia
Elizabeth of Poland (1305–1380) Queen of Hungary. Name variations: Elizabeth Lokietek; Elizabeth of Hungary. Born in 1305 in Poland; died in 1380 in Hungary (some sources cite 1386); daughter of Elizabeth of Bosnia (d. 1339) and Ladislas I Lokietek (1260–1333), king of Poland (r. 1306–1333); married Charles Robert of Anjou (1288–1342 ...
Elizabeth of Poland ( Hungarian: Erzsébet, Polish: Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I . Life. Early life.
Jadwiga (born 1373/74—died July 17, 1399, Kraków, Poland; canonized June 8, 1997; feast day February 28) was the queen of Poland (1384–99) whose marriage to Jogaila, grand duke of Lithuania ( Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland), founded the centuries-long union of Lithuania and Poland.
Early life. Tumultuous childhood. Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany, [1] Archduke of Austria, and his wife Elizabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Emperor Sigismund. The exact date of her birth is unknown and has been variously provided between 1436 and early 1439. [3] . Her elder brother was born in February 1435.
