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May 5, 2024 · Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17, 1399) was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia. She is known in Polish as Jadwiga, in English and German as Hedwig, in Lithuanian as Jadvyga, in Hungarian as Hedvig, and in Latin as Hedvigis.
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Saint Jadwiga of Poland, often known as Hedwig, was a revered woman who served as the monarch of Poland from 1384 until her death in 1399. She holds the unique distinction of being the country's first female monarch and the only one to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church. Jadwiga passed away on July 17, 1399.
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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.
Short history of Jadwiga, the Queen of Poland, who was born about February 18, 1373, and died July 17, 1399, and was canonized a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on June 8, 1997. Includes a portrait picture of Jadwiga, Queen of Poland and a her pedigree chart compiled by Jan Zaleski.
Jan 29, 2017 · This thesis proves the fact that the Queen did not consummate her infant marriage with Prince Wilhelm, and that Jadwiga was really the first wife of Jagiello, who together brought Lithuania into the fold of the Roman Catholic Church. New documents relating to Jadwiga that were recently discovered are brought to light for the first time. Buy ...
Duke of Lithuania, and the adolescent Queen Jadwiga of Poland (Jogaila‟s baptism into the Roman Catholic church was the condition for the marriage), and for almost three centuries the “Jagiellonian” monarchy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled over Ukraine.
JADWIGA OF POLAND, ST. Duchess of Silesia; b. Andechs, Bavaria, Germany, c. 1174; d. convent of Trzebnica, Wroclaw Province, Poland, Oct. 15, 1243. The daughter of Berthold IV, Count of Andechs, she was educated at the monastery of Kitzingen and ( c. 1186) married Henry I, who in 1202 became duke of Silesia. Hedwig played an influential part in ...
