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Poland, [c] officially the Republic of Poland, [d] is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative voivodeship provinces, covering an area of 312,696 km 2 (120,733 sq mi). [14] Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union.
The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy . The roots of Polish history can be traced to ancient ...
Euphemia of Greater Poland ( Polish: Eufemia Odonicówna) (c. 1230 – 15 February after 1281), was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast from the Greater Poland branch and by marriage was Duchess of Kalisz, Wieluń and Opole -Racibórz. Euphemia was the youngest child of Władysław Odonic and his wife Jadwiga, disputed daughter of ...
Jadwiga Szeptycka (16 March 1883 – 27 September 1939) was a published Polish archeologist and ethnographer, writer and social activist. She was murdered by Soviet NKVD agents at her home in Poland after it was invaded by Soviet forces at the beginning of the Second World War .
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( Polish: Województwo wielkopolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ⓘ) is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.
Oct 23, 2017 · Living in the fourteenth century, she was the first female monarch of Poland – beating England by nearly 200 years – and despite leading a short life, she left a legacy that continues to today. Jadwiga was born between late 1373 and early 1374. Her father was Louis I, King of Hungary and Poland, and her mother was Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Władysław I Łokietek. Mother. Jadwiga of Kalisz. Kunigunde of Poland (Kunegunda) ( c. 1298 – 9 April 1331) was a daughter of Władysław I the Elbow-high and his wife Jadwiga of Greater Poland. [citation needed] Her siblings included, Casimir III of Poland and Elisabeth, Queen of Hungary. She was a member of the House of Piast .
