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Jadwiga ( Polish: [jadˈviɡa] ⓘ; 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. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Jadwiga ([jadˈvʲiɡa]), juga dikenal dengan nama Hedwig (bahasa Hongaria: Hedvig; 1373/4 – 17 Juli 1399), adalah penguasa monarki perempuan pertama Kerajaan Polandia. Ia berkuasa dari tanggal 16 Oktober 1384 hingga kematiannya.
- 16 Oktober 1384 – 17 Juli 1399
- Władysław II Jagiełło
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In the same year, the Capetian House of Anjou became the ruling house with Louis I as king of both Poland and Hungary. His daughter, Jadwiga, later married Jogaila, the pagan Grand Duke of Lithuania, who in 1386 was baptized and crowned as Władysław II Jagiełło, thus creating the Jagiellonian dynasty and a personal union between Poland and ...
- 25 November 1795
- Stanislaus II Augustus
- c. 960 (First Christian Duke)
As we know, at the convention in Kassa (1374), the Polish nobility agreed to the female succession of the daughters of Louis I of Anjou in exchange for the issue of a privilege. Jan of Czarnków, whom I have already mentioned, was a great opponent of such solution. The king had three daughters: Catherine, Mary, and the youngest, Jadwiga.
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.
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Jadwiga ( Polish: [ jadˈviɡa] ⓘ; 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. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Dec 18, 2023 · Jadwiga as imagined by Marcello Bacciarelli. Wikipedia. Ten-year-old Jadwiga returned to Poland and was crowned rex (“king”) on October 15, 1384. The reason she was crowned king instead of queen was made to reflect upon the Polish nobles’ enmity towards her prearranged husband, William of Austria.
