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Mar 15, 2024 · Jadwiga (born 1373/74—died July 17, 1399, Kraków, Poland; canonized June 8, 1997; feast day February 28) was the queen of Poland (1384–99) whose marriage to Jogaila, grand duke of Lithuania ( Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland), founded the centuries-long union of Lithuania and Poland. Jadwiga was the daughter of Louis I, king of both ...
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2 days ago · Greater Poland Province (Polish: Wielkopolska), west–central Poland around Poznań and the Warta River system; Mazovia (Polish: Mazowsze), central Poland, with its capital at Warsaw; Lithuania Proper (Lithuanian: Didžioji Lietuva), northwest Grand Duchy, its most Catholic and ethnically Lithuanian part, capital Vilnius;
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1 day ago · Greater Poland: Wielkopolskie: Poznań: 29,826: 3,496,450 Kuyavian-Pomeranian: Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Bydgoszcz & Toruń: 17,971: 2,061,942 Lesser Poland: Małopolskie: Kraków: 15,183: 3,410,441 Łódź: Łódzkie: Łódź: 18,219: 2,437,970 Lower Silesian: Dolnośląskie: Wrocław: 19,947: 2,891,321 Lublin: Lubelskie: Lublin: 25,123: 2,095,258 ...
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6 days ago · Jadwiga of Poland c. 1373 –1399 King of Poland: Elizabeth of Luxembourg 1409–1442: Albert the Magnanimous 1397–1439 King of Bohemia r. 1437–1439 also King of Hungary and Croatia: Sophia of Halshany 1405–1461: Władysław II Jagiełło c. 1352 –1434 Grand Duke of Lithuania King of Poland: Anna of Cilli c. 1381 –1416: Frederick III ...
3 days ago · Languages. Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2%; note - data represent the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian ...
Mar 9, 2024 · 1126/27. Died: March 13, 1202. House / Dynasty: Piast dynasty. Notable Family Members: brother Casimir II. See all related content →. Mieszko III, (born 1126/27—died March 13, 1202), prince of Great Poland from 1173 to 1177 and, during a period of civil war, in 1190/91 and 1194.
4 days ago · July 17, 1399 - Jadwiga of Poland died in Kraków. She was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland and reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Her marriage to Władysław Jagiełło enabled the creation of a personal union between Poland and Lithuania, what over time led to the establish one of the largest countries in Europe.