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Crowned king [sic] of Poland (October 15, 1384) in the cathedral on Wawel Hill, Cracow; refounded Cracow University; beatified by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Poland (1979). Jadwiga died a queen, venerated as a saint, in July 1399, at the age of 25 years. As a queen, she is acknowledged to have been "one of Poland's great rulers."
Jadwiga of Krakow was a ranking figure in the history of Poland and Lithuania. She was the youngest daughter of King Louis of Poland, the last member of the Piast dynasty. After Louis’ death in 1382, Jadwiga’s counselors urged the thirteen-year-old princess to accept the hand of Jagiello, Duke of Lithuania, who aspired to the Polish throne.
Jadwiga Slaska. She was known at first as Hedwig of Andechs but in Poland she is described as Saint Hedwig of Silesia. She came from Bavarian family where she received good education (in a convent near Wurzburg where her sister was a superior). She was married to a Polish prince of Silesia (called Henry I the Bearded) at the age of 12.
The small, Gothic Church of St Barbara was built in the 14th century, and its construction was partially financed by Queen Jadwiga; today a saint and patron of Poland. Initially, it must have played the role of a cemetery chapel, as it stands within the former cemetery that used to surround Saint Mary’s Church (today’s Mariacki Square).
Jan 2, 2024 · Jadwiga (jadvia), also known as Hedwig (Hungarian Hedvig 13734 17 July 1399), reigned as the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland from 1384 to 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
Jadwiga (Polish pronunciation: [jadˈvʲiɡa]; 1373/4 – 17 July 1399) was monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Bosnia.[2] She is known in Polish as ...
Jun 20, 1997 · The new saint, Jadwiga, was a 14th-century Polish queen who bequeathed her jewels and valuables to what is now the Jagiellonian University of Cracow, one of the most prestigious in Central Europe and, incidentally, the Pope's own alma mater. Jadwiga, ten-year-old daughter and co-heiress of Louis the Angevin, King of Hungary and Poland, came to ...
