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Jadwiga was crowned "king" in Poland's capital, Kraków, on 16 October 1384. Her coronation either reflected the Polish nobility's opposition to her intended husband, William, becoming king without further negotiation, or simply, emphasized her status as queen regnant.
- 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399
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Apr 10, 2024 · The queen is shown to have a lean face, long, slender fingers and rather large feet. Jadwiga was highly educated: she was fluent in spoken and written Latin, Italian, German and of course her native Hungarian, and she learned Polish. In Jadwiga’s footsteps
An interview with Prof. Tomasz Graff (Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow) After the coronation of Jagiełło, Jadwiga was still formally King, and not just the wife of the monarch. As she matured, she increasingly often took the initiative in matters of the state and, in the final years of her life, was an independent politician ...
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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. There is an inscription on the wall of the Church of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary known also as the Church Na Piasku.
Jun 8, 2021 · 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.
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.
Queen Jadwiga of Poland died on the 17th of July 1399, a few weeks after giving birth to her daughter, Elizabeth Bonifacia (on the 22nd of June), probably of complications related to childbirth (puerperal fever).
