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Hedwig of Masovia ( Polish: Jadwiga mazowiecka, Hungarian: Hedvig mazóviai hercegnő; ca. 1392 – after 19 February 1439), was a Polish princess, member of the House of Piast in the Masovian branch . She was the eldest daughter of Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia and Alexandra, a daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and sister of King ...
Henry was involved in wars, notably in 1227–8 against Swatopluk of Pomerania and Conrad of Masovia. When he was captured, she acted as peacemaker; the two dukes were reconciled and her two grand-daughters were betrothed to Conrad's sons. In 1240 her son Henry led his troops against the Tartar invaders and died at the battle of Wahlstadt.
May 21, 2019 · Feast day October 16. Hedwig, the daughter of a 12th-century count, was educated in a monastery in Eastern Europe. At age 12, she married Henry I of Silesia, who was 18. In the 1200s, this was the usual age for marriage. The couple had seven children. Henry succeeded his father to the throne. Henry depended on Hedwig to help him rule.
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Duke Ernest and Cimburgis of Masovia. Ernest has an important place in the history of the dynasty for two reasons: in 1414 Ernest first refers to himself as archduke in a document. He is thus the first member of the family to bear this title, which had been usurped by his uncle Rudolf IV. The Early Modern Habsburg rulers descend from Ernest and ...
Dukes of Masovia in 1450. Duke of Masovia (Polish: Książę Mazowsza) was a title borne by the sons and descendants of the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. In accordance with the last will and testament of Bolesław, upon his death his lands were divided into four to five hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Kraków reserved for the eldest, who was to be ...
Hedwig was educated at the monastery of Kitzingen, and, according to an old biography, at the age of twelve (1186), was married to Henry I of Silesia (b. 1168), who in 1202 succeeded his father Boleslaw as Duke of Silesia. Henry's mother was a German; he himself had been educated in Germany; and now through his wife he was brought into still ...
Mar 16, 2016 · She ruffled her feathers and gave him a look of deep disgust. ‘It’s no good turning your beak up at it, that’s all we’ve got,’ said Harry grimly. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Hedwig was more than Harry’s pet. While Harry stayed with the Dursleys every summer, Hedwig was one of the few reminders he had that Hogwarts was real.
