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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.
The Lithuanian-Polish monarch Jogaila (c. 1351-1434), known in Polish as Wladyslaw II Jagiello, was a key figure in the history of both Lithuania and Poland during the medieval period. Geopolitically speaking, the most significant aspect of Jogaila's 57-year reign as Lithuania's monarch was that it inaugurated a union between Lithuania and ...
139 announced Jogaila’s pre-election as king of Poland and his arranged marriage with Queen Jadwiga. They guaranteed safe conduct for the new king and his kinsmen on their way to the coronation and
In 1382 Jogaila imprisoned his uncle K ê stutis, with whom he had ruled jointly, and assumed full power in Lithuania; he later had K ê stutis murdered. That same year, threatened by the Order of Teutonic Knights , he concluded an armistice with them on the Dubysa River, in which he gave up the western part of Samogitia and promised to adopt ...
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.
Nov 30, 2006 · PDF | On Nov 30, 2006, S.C. Rowell published 1386: The Marriage of Jogaila and Jadwiga Embodies The Union of Lithuania and Poland | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Jogaila (Lithuanian: [jɔˈɡâːɪɫɐ] ⓘ; c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło (Polish: [vwaˈdɨswaf jaˈɡʲɛwwɔ] ⓘ), was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1381 and 1382–1401), later giving the position to his cousin Vytautas in exchange for the title of Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1401–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife ...
