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Hedwig of Cieszyn (Polish: Jadwiga cieszyńska, Hungarian: Hedvig tescheni hercegnő) (1469 – 6 April 1521) was a Polish princess. She was the only child of Przemysław II , Duke of Cieszyn by his wife Anna, daughter of Duke Bolesław IV of Warsaw .
- 1469
- 6 April 1521, Trenčín Castle
- Anna of Warsaw
- Przemyslaus II, Duke of Cieszyn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hedwig of Cieszyn ( Polish: Jadwiga cieszyńska, Hungarian: Hedvig tescheni hercegnő) (1469 – 6 April 1521) was a Polish princess. She was the only child of Przemysław II, Duke of Cieszyn by his wife Anna, daughter of Duke Bolesław IV of Warsaw. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Oops something went wrong: 403.
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She was the daughter of Stephen Zápolya, Palatine of Hungary and Count of Szepes, and the Polish princess Hedwig of Cieszyn of the Piast dynasty. Barbara was a younger sister of John Zápolya, the future King of Hungary. The family was well known for their wealth: Stephen had more than 70 castles in Hungary and Slovakia. Her father died in 1499, lea...
In April 1511, Sigismund sent Piotr Tomicki as his envoy to Hungary. Tomicki informed King Vladislaus that his brother sought to wed a Hungarian noblewoman and asked for his assistance in locating a suitable candidate. Vladislaus' trusted physician, bribed by the Polish delegation, suggested Barbara Zápolya and Vladislaus agreed. The ruse worked to...
Despite the age difference, the marriage was happy. The couple traveled together, even when Barbara was late in her pregnancy. Their first daughter Hedwig was born on 15 March 1513 in Poznań. After two months, Sigismund and Barbara departed towards Vilnius to attend to the renewed war with the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The two-month-old Hedwig was sen...
- 8 February 1512 – 2 October 1515
- 2 October 1515 (aged 19–20), Kraków
- 8 February 1512, Wawel Cathedral
Jadwiga (Hedwig) * before 1470 + 6 April 1521 She was the daughter of Przemysław II and Anna of Mazovia. On 11 August 1483 she married the voivode of Transylvania and district commander of Spisz, Stephen Zapolya.
Elisabeth of Hohenzollern (Polish: Elżbieta; 1 May/29 September 1403 – 31 October 1449), was a German princess member of the House of Hohenzollern and by her two marriages Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn.
In the chronicle of Conrad Sperfogel, Levoča burgher and mayor, a description of the funeral procession (pompa funebris) of princess Hedwig of Cieszyn, which passed through Levoča on its way to Spišská Kapitula in 1521, has been preserved.49 Hedwig ranked among the highest aristocracy in the Kingdom of Hungary, coming from the Cieszyn ...
Hedwig of Cieszyn (Polish: Jadwiga cieszyńska, Hungarian: Hedvig tescheni hercegnő) (1469 – 6 April 1521) was a Polish princess. She was the only child of Przemysław II , Duke of Cieszyn by his wife Anna, daughter of Duke Bolesław IV of Warsaw .
