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Elizabeth of Poland (Hungarian: Erzsébet, Polish: Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I.
Dec 14, 2017 · Even though Elizabeth of Poland is largely forgotten today, she was one of the most powerful women in the fourteenth century. Few queens could have been survivors on her level- she survived childbirth, an assassination attempt, opposition, and lived through times marked by plague and war.
In 1241, a Mongol army under Subutai and Batu Khan invaded central and eastern Europe, including Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Hungarian attempt to halt the invasion at the Battle of Mohi failed catastrophically.
- 1285–1286
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Hungarian victory, Golden Horde invasion repelled, Most Mongol forces destroyed
Dec 29, 2018 · Elizabeth of Poland, dowager queen of Hungary, was not beloved in this role, but she remained in the kingdom as regent until 1375, working to ensure the Polish succession for her granddaughters. After a Polish rebellion, she returned to Hungary, where she quietly entered a convent.
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Mar 18, 2019 · The dramatic life of a Polish Queen in Hungary The Renaissance is often seen as an ‘age of queens’ – Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Catherine de’ Medici. The reign of Isabella Jagiellon, a sixteenth-century Polish-Italian queen of Hungary, was just as dramatic as those of her queenly contemporaries.
Elizabeth of Poland (Hungarian: Erzsébet, Polish: Elżbieta; 1305 – 29 December 1380) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to Charles I of Hungary, and regent of Poland from 1370 to 1376 during the reign of her son Louis I.
Mar 15, 2024 · Jadwiga was the daughter of Louis I, king of both Hungary and Poland, and Elizabeth of Bosnia. After Louis died on September 11, 1382, his elder daughter, Maria, was elected queen of Hungary, but the Poles opted to end the personal union between the two countries by choosing Jadwiga as their queen, though she was then but a child of nine years.
