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  1. 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.

  2. Jadwiga was the King of Poland from 1384 to 1399, the daughter of Louis Hungarian, King of Poland and Hungary. She married Jogaila, the Lithuania Grand Duke, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1997.

  3. Dec 18, 2023 · Learn how Jadwiga, crowned as king of Poland at 10, founded a union with Lithuania and became a patron of education and charity. Discover her tragic love story, her saintly legacy and her burial place in Kraków.

  4. Media in category "Jadwiga of Poland in art" The following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. Aleksander Lesser, Jadwiga.jpg 2,480 × 2,976; 3.61 MB

  5. Jadwiga of Kalisz (Polish: Jadwiga kaliska (Bolesławówna); 1266 – 10 December 1339) was a Queen of Poland by marriage to Ladislaus the Short. She was the mother of the last Piast King of Poland , Casimir III .

  6. Jul 31, 2022 · Lady Jadwiga of Poland: King and Saint. Jadwiga was born to King Louis I of Hungary and Poland, known as Louis the Great, and his wife Elizabeth of Bosnia sometime in 1373 or 1374. Elizabeth married King Louis in the Hungarian city of Buda in 1353. Elizabeth was Louis’s second wife.

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  8. Oct 23, 2017 · Jadwiga of Poland was a very remarkable woman, and one who is sadly neglected by those in Western Europe. 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.

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