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Jadwiga (Polish: ⓘ; 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig (Hungarian: Hedvig), was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death.
Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
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A young Girl and a Mighty Queen: the Exceptional Jadwiga of Anjou - Polish History. An interview with Prof. Tomasz Graff (Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow) After the coronation of Jagiełło, Jadwiga was still formally King, and not just the wife of the monarch.
Jadwiga Andegaweńska' (1374 – 1399) became the King of Poland on 16 October 1384 at the age of eleven. She was crowned as a king, not queen. Her royal title was: Hedvigis Dei Gracia Rex Poloniae, necnon terrarum Cracoviae, Sandomiriae, Syradiae, Lanciciae, Cuyaviae, Pomeraniaeque domina et heres, (Jadwiga the grace of God, the Polish king ...
Jadwiga (1374–1399) Queen of Poland whose reign is seen as the beginning of the golden age in Poland's history and whose policies and foundations continued to bear fruit after her death. Name variations: Hedwig, Hedwiga, Hedvigis; Jadwiga of Anjou.
May 14, 2018 · JADWIGA (POLAND) (Hungarian: Hedvig; German: Hedwig; c. 1374 – 1399; ruled 1384 – 1399), queen of Poland, wife of W ł adys ł aw II Jagie ł ł o. The youngest daughter of Louis of Anjou , king of Hungary and Poland, and Elizabeth of Bosnia, Jadwiga was betrothed as early as 1378 to William of Habsburg .
3 In English, there are older treatments by, among others, Charlotte Kellogg, Jadwiga, Poland's Great Queen (New York: 1931); Monica M. Gardner, Queen Jadwiga of Poland (London: 1934). The most recent study is the posthumous work by Oscar Halecki, Jadwiga of Anjou and the Rise of East Central Europe, edited with a
