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Jadwiga with her mother and sisters, as depicted on Saint Simeon's casket in Zadar. Jadwiga was born in Buda, the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. She was the third and youngest daughter of Louis I, King of Hungary and Poland, and his second wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Saint Jadwiga of Poland, also known as Hedwig, is one of the most revered figures in Polish history and Catholic tradition. Born in the 14th century, Jadwiga became the country's first female monarch at an incredibly young age, ruling as King of Poland from 1384 until her death in 1399.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
On June 8, we mark the Feast Day of Saint Jadwiga, Queen of Poland. She was born October 3, 1373, in Buda, Kingdom of Hungary and died July 17, 1399, at Wawel Castle in Kraków. Jadwiga was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland—interestingly enough, crowned as King of Poland (in regem Polonie coronata)—at age 10.
As we know, at the convention in Kassa (1374), the Polish nobility agreed to the female succession of the daughters of Louis I of Anjou in exchange for the issue of a privilege. Jan of Czarnków, whom I have already mentioned, was a great opponent of such solution. The king had three daughters: Catherine, Mary, and the youngest, Jadwiga.
Saint of the Month: St Jadwiga. Feast day: 17 July. Jadwiga (1373-1399) was the daughter of Louis the Great of Poland and Hungary. Louis had no male heir; he had three daughters, the youngest of whom was Jadwiga. Catherine, the eldest, died in 1378 and Mary was crowned king of Hungary.
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. In 1997 she was made a saint by Pope John Paul II. References
