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Jadwiga ( Polish: [jadˈviɡa] ⓘ; 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. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
May 5, 2024 · Mother Elizabeth of Bosnia. Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17, 1399) was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia.
- William "The Courteous" Duke of Austria
father Louis I. Jadwiga (born 1373/74—died July 17, 1399, Kraków, Poland; 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 ...
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Dec 18, 2023 · Jadwiga’s heartbroken mother, Elizabeth of Bosnia, was forced to move from Hungary to Poland to begin her rule. Elizabeth reluctantly sent her daughter with the Polish nobles after being threatened that if she didn’t let her go, another person would be elected to the throne as her replacement.
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Elizabeth of Bosnia, acting in her capacity as regent and queen mother, had acted swiftly, taking advantage of the absence of Sigismund, whom she disliked, and putting Maria on the throne instead of the younger and less experienced Jadwiga.
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. Jadwiga became Queen of Poland because the Polish nobles refused to have a ruler who lived outside the country.
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