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Jadwiga ( Polish: [jadˈviɡa] ⓘ; 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig ( Hungarian: Hedvig ), was the first female to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. 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.
The king had three daughters: Catherine, Mary, and the youngest, Jadwiga. In the original plans, Jadwiga was not destined for the Polish throne. It was Maria who was to become the Polish queen, and rule together with her husband, Sigismund of Luxemburg. However, when, after the death of Louis, Hungarians chose Mary as their ruler, the prospect ...
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.
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Jan 29, 2017 · This thesis of Queen Jadwiga’s personality and life in the light of documents and legends is the first attempt in the historiography of the Jagiellonian period. It is a new contribution to the study of the history of Poland in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Oct 11, 2016 · Marriage to the Lithuanian King was indeed highly beneficial for Poland: in exchange for Jadwiga’s hand, Jogaila pledged to adopt Christianity, unite Lithuania and Poland, release all Polish prisoners and, most importantly, to join efforts against the Teutonic Knights. And so, in March of 1386, 12-year-old Jadwiga married 26-year-old Jogaila.
Jun 8, 2021 · Queen Jadwiga. June 8 - we fondly recognize Polish monarch and saint-Queen Jadwiga whose liturgical feast day was determined for this day by her native Pole-Pope St. John Paul II in 1997 following her canonization in Krakow. She was the first female to be crowned king of Poland and reigned from Oct. 16, 1384 until July 17, 1399.
Legend of the little foot of Queen Jadwiga. This story brings two opposites beautifully together: the soft heart of a good queen and a hard stone which nonetheless gave way, leaving her footprint as a permanent relic.
