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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.
Jadwiga ; 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. Jadwiga was the daughter of Louis I, king of both Hungary and
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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.
She was the daughter of Louis Hungarian, King of Poland and Hungary). Jadwiga married a Lithuania Grand Duke, Jogaila (Władysław Jagiełło) on 18 February 1386. After her death during childbirth on 17 July 1399, her husband became the King Ladislaus II of Poland. [1]
Jadwiga may refer to: Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) (died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland; Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266–1339), Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland; Jadwiga of Żagań (before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
Poland is a parliamentary republic, with its bicameral legislature comprising the Sejm and the Senate. It is a developed market and a high-income economy. Considered a middle power, Poland has the sixth-largest economy in the European Union by GDP (nominal) and the fifth-largest by GDP (PPP).
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