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Dec 18, 2023 · In 1979, Pope John Paul II prayed at Jadwiga’s exalted sarcophagus. Eighteen years later, the pope would canonize her a saint after reviewing her holy and miraculous life. She is the patron saint of religion and scholarship – a worthy title as Poland’s female king.
Jadwiga (1374–1399) Queen of Poland whose reign is seen as the beginning of the golden age in Poland's history and whose policies and foundations continued to bear fruit after her death. Name variations: Hedwig, Hedwiga, Hedvigis; Jadwiga of Anjou.
Poland was a neutral power in the war and did not participate. However, as Saxony was a participant and the Elector of Saxony was the King of Poland, the treaty was signed and ratified in the name of the "Polish Republic". With the death of Augustus III in late 1762, Stanisław August Poniatowski was elected to the Polish throne at the end of 1764.
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Oct 9, 2022 · Jadwiga also known as Hedwig was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was born between 3 October 1373 and 18 February 1374. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Nov 9, 2009 · Mary I became England's first female monarch in 1553. She was known as Bloody Mary for burning nearly 300 Protestants at the stake during her short reign.
Mother. Tove or Gunhild [2] Sweyn Forkbeard ( Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg [ˈswɛinː ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson ˈtjuːɣoˌskeɡː]; [3] Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 [1] – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999 ...
Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; c. 1437 – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV.
