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According to Halecki, the lords of Lesser Poland were the first to suggest that Jadwiga should marry the pagan duke Jogaila of Lithuania. [60] Jogaila sent his envoys – including his brother, Skirgaila , and a German burgher from Riga , Hanul – to Kraków to request Jadwiga's hand in January 1385.
Aug 21, 2022 · Jadwiga married Jogaila on January 11, 1386. Their relationship would develop into one of mutual affection and respect that would last until her tragic death in 1399 from childbed fever. Though other parts of her life story have been heavily mythologized, these events, for certain, were true.
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Jogaila, now known in Poland as Wladyslaw (or Ladislaus) II Jagiello (pronounced “ya-GYAY-wo,” the Polish form of the name Jogaila), would marry Jadwiga, and Christianity would be imposed in Lithuania. Jogaila upheld this part of the deal, translating the Lord's Prayer and the Credo of the Catholic mass into Lithuanian himself.
In 1417, Jagiello married Elisabeth of Pilica, and in 1422, Sophia of Halshany. Hedwig was raised by both stepmothers. Proposed marriages. Until the birth of Jagiello's son Władysław III in 1424, Hedwig's marriage was of paramount importance in Polish politics as her husband would presumably become King of Poland after Jagiello's death.
When the time came for Jogaila to choose a wife, it became clear that he intended to marry a Christian. His Russian mother urged him to marry Sofia, daughter of Prince Dmitri of Moscow, who required him first to convert to Orthodoxy.
Oct 18, 2012 · And so, in March of 1386, 12-year-old Jadwiga married 26-year-old Jogaila. Statue of Jadwiga and Jogaila, symbolising Polish-Lithuanian Union. Despite the political nature of the marriage, it actually turned out to be a very successful union.
W Ł ADYS Ł AW II JAGIE Ł Ł O (Lithuanian: Jogaila; c. 1351 – 1434). W Ł ADYS Ł AW II JAGIE Ł Ł O (POLAND) (Lithuanian: Jogaila; c. 1351 – 1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1377 – 1401) and king of Poland (1386 – 1434); son of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania (d. 1375) and Yuliana, princess of Tver; and founder of the Jagiellon dynasty in Poland.
