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Apr 6, 2024 · Capetian House of Anjou. Father. Louis I of Hungary. Mother. Elizabeth of Bosnia. Religion. Catholic. Jadwiga ( 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig ( Hungarian: Hedvig ), was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death.
Apr 6, 2024 · Jogaila ( Lithuanian: [jɔˈɡâːɪɫɐ]; c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ( Polish: [vwaˈdɨswaf jaˈɡʲɛwwɔ] ), was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife Jadwiga until 1399, and then sole ruler of Poland. Born a pagan, he converted to ...
May 16, 2024 · Władysław Sikorski (born May 20, 1881, Tuszów Narodowy, Poland, Austria-Hungary—died July 4, 1943, Gibraltar) was a Polish soldier and statesman who led Poland ’s government in exile during World War II. Born and educated in Austrian Poland, Sikorski served in the Austrian army. In 1908 he founded a secret Polish military organization ...
Władysław. Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to:
This is a timeline of Polish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Poland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Poland. See also the list of Polish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Poland
Poland - History, Culture, People: The dual Polish-Lithuanian state, Respublica, or “Commonwealth” (Polish: Rzeczpospolita), was one of the largest states in Europe. While Poland in the mid-16th century occupied an area of about 100,000 square miles (260,000 square km), with some 3.5 million inhabitants, the Commonwealth at its largest point in the early 17th century comprised nearly ...
