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Noble family. Piast dynasty. Husband. Henry VI the Elder. Father. Wenceslaus I of Legnica. Mother. Anna of Cieszyn. Hedwig of Legnica ( Polish: Jadwiga legnicka) (ca. 1351 – 1 August 1409) was a Polish princess and member of the Piast dynasty, in the Legnica branch.
The Hedwig Codex, also known as the Codex of Lubin (Polish: Kodeks lubiński), is a medieval illuminated manuscript from the mid-14th century. It comprises sixty-one colored drawings and inscriptions which tell the life of Saint Hedwig , High Duchess of Poland and Silesia , her family, and events related to her canonization in 1267.
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Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig of Legnica and Brieg and Duchess Agnés — Google Arts & Culture. 1353. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles, United States. Within the sequence of...
Mar 29, 2019 · In 1241 she suffered a devastating blow when her beloved son Henry fell at the Battle of Legnica. Tradition states it was Hedwig, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, who identified Henry’s mutilated body at the battlefield.
The J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles, United States. In 1353 Duke Ludwig I of Liegnitz and Brieg and his wife Agnes commissioned this manuscript, which narrates the story of the life and works of...
Death of Henry II. Freytag’s Hedwig manuscript, 1451. The Tatars are going home. The chance to unite the state under the Silesian Piasts was lost at Legnica. Before his death, Henry managed to produce sons whose political talents did not match his. The duchy, torn apart by disputes between heirs, was subject to further divisions and ...
Title: Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig of Legnica and Brieg and Duchess Agnés Creator: Description: Standing before a throne, St. Hedwig holds an ivory statuette of the Virgin and Child to her chest and carries a small prayer book.
