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Sep 12, 2024 · 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.
3 days ago · 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 Lithuania.
1 day 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.
2 days ago · 17th October, 11:30am-1pm, Weston Library , Oxford Join Professor Janina Ramirez to learn about the life, love and reign of the 14th-century Polish royal Jadwiga – one of only two female kings in Europe. About Professor Janina Ramirez Professor Janina Ramirez is a lecturer, researcher, author and broadcaster. She is a Research Fellow in History of […]
Aug 31, 2024 · The one and only woman in Polish history who was crowned ”king” shared the fate of so many contemporary women by meeting her end in a birthing chamber. Jadwiga’s tomb effigy from 1902 by Antoni Madeyski, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland.
Sep 13, 2024 · The origins of the first independent Polish state are firmly associated with the Piast Dynasty and the first historical ruler of Poland, Duke Mieszko I. This post, thus, briefly considers the beginnings of the Piast dynasty and the predecessors of Mieszko I.
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2 days ago · Jagiełło’s cousin Vytautas (Polish: Witold), who eventually controlled the various duchies that constituted the Lithuanian state before its union with Poland, assumed the title of grand duke and made Lithuania a virtually independent state. He even aimed at a royal crown for himself.
