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Jadwiga's decision to marry the 'elderly' Władysław-Jogaila instead of her beloved fiancé, William of Habsburg, has often been described as a sacrifice for her country in Polish historiography. Her biographers emphasize Jadwiga's efforts to preserve the peace with the Teutonic Order, which enabled Poland to make preparations for a decisive ...
- 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399
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Aug 21, 2022 · The year was 1385, and the young Jadwiga (also known as Hedwig) (1373/1374–1399) was just twelve years old. Fatherless, and separated from her mother, she sought divine guidance to lead her toward the correct choice. Should she marry her first betrothed, William of Hapsburg, or should she wed the much older Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania?
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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.
Jul 31, 2022 · Jogaila sent a small delegation in January 1385 to ask if Jadwiga would marry him. She did not give an answer, and instead deferred the question to her mother. Six months later, in July 1385, William of Habsburg’s father went to Buda in hopes of enforcing the marriage contract between Jadwiga and William.
Jogaila. Vytis. Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło [1] (b. about 1362 – d. June 1, 1434), was a Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle, Kęstutis. In 1386, he converted to Christianity, was baptized as Władysław, married the young Queen Jadwiga of Poland, and was crowned ...
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 ...
WŁADYSŁAW II JAGIEŁŁO (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. In 1382 Jogaila imprisoned his uncle K ê stutis, with whom he ...
