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May 5, 2024 · Father Louis I of Hungary. 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.
1 day ago · Louis' younger daughter Jadwiga became Poland's first female monarch in 1384. The Battle of Grunwald was fought against the German Order of Teutonic Knights, and resulted in a decisive victory for the Kingdom of Poland, 15 July 1410.
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2 days ago · The two nations had previously been in a personal union since the Krewo Agreement of 1385 and the subsequent marriage of Queen Jadwiga of Poland to Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania, who was crowned jure uxoris King of Poland.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Władysław II Jagiełło was the grand duke of Lithuania (as Jogaila, 1377–1401) and king of Poland (1386–1434), who joined two states that became the leading power of eastern Europe. He was the founder of Poland’s Jagiellon dynasty.
May 5, 2024 · Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (born ca. 1348; died 1 June 1434), was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle, Kęstutis.
Apr 19, 2024 · He became the king of Poland under the name of Władysław II Jagiełło upon marrying Jadwiga, with whom he at first ruled jointly. This article is a survey of important events and people in the history of Poland from the time of its foundation as a state.
On the Polish mark banknotes issued in independent Poland, the eagle appeared alongside images of Queen Jadwiga Andegaweńska or Tadeusz Kościuszko. As a result of the partitions, Poland had lost independence; it had ceased to be a monarchy, and the crown on the White Eagle’s head lost its symbolic meaning.
