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Hedwig of Legnica (Polish: Jadwiga legnicka) (ca. 1351 – 1 August 1409) was a Polish princess and member of the Piast dynasty, in the Legnica branch. By marriage Hedwig was Duchess of Żagań. She was the fourth child and only daughter of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica and his wife Anna, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn. Life
- 1409
- c. 1351, Poland
- Anna of Cieszyn
- Wenceslaus I of Legnica
Hedwig of Sagan (Polish: Jadwiga żagańska; before 1350 – 27 March 1390) was Queen of Poland as the fourth wife of Casimir III. Casimir's lack of male heir spelled the end of the Piast Dynasty in the Kingdom of Poland. After Casimir's death in 1370, she remarried Rupert I of Legnica.
- Anna of Mazovia
- Piast
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Mar 29, 2019 · In 1241 she suffered a devastating blow when her beloved son Henry fell at the Battle of Legnica. Tradition states it was Hedwig, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, who identified Henry’s mutilated body at the battlefield.
Apr 28, 2022 · Hedwig (b. aft. 1350? - d. 27 March 1390), married firstly on 25 February 1363 to King Casimir III the Great of Poland and secondly by 10 February 1372 to Duke Rupert I of Legnica. Henry VII Rumpold (b. ca. 1350 - d. 24 December 1395). Henry VIII the Sparrow (b. ca. 1357 - d. 14 March 1397). Rupert I of Legnica. From Wikipedia, the free ...
- "Hedwig of Żagań and of Legnica"
- (Glogau), Glogów, Poland
- before 1350
- March 27, 1390(Liegnitz), Legnica, Poland
Death of Henry II. Freytag’s Hedwig manuscript, 1451. The Tatars are going home. The chance to unite the state under the Silesian Piasts was lost at Legnica. Before his death, Henry managed to produce sons whose political talents did not match his. The duchy, torn apart by disputes between heirs, was subject to further divisions and ...
Hedwig of Sagan ( Polish: Jadwiga żagańska; before 1350 – 27 March 1390) was Queen of Poland as the fourth wife of Casimir III. Casimir's lack of male heir spelled the end of the Piast Dynasty in the Kingdom of Poland. After Casimir's death in 1370, she remarried Rupert I of Legnica.
Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig of Legnica and Brieg and Duchess Agnés — Google Arts & Culture. 1353. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles, United States. Within the sequence of...
