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Document, signed in Kreva on 14 August 1385. In a strict sense, the Union of Krewo or Act of Krėva (also spelled Union of Krevo, Act of Kreva; Polish: unia w Krewie; Lithuanian: Krėvos sutartis) comprised a set of prenuptial promises made at Kreva Castle on 14 August 1385 by Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania, in regard to his prospective marriage to the underage reigning Queen Jadwiga of Poland.
In Pomerania the wedding between Władysław and Jadwiga took place (ca. 1218–1220), an act that reaffirmed the close blood relationship between Jadwiga and the Pomeranian ruler. With the support of Swantopolk II, Władysław began the conquest of Greater Poland, which he completed in 1229. During her marriage, Jadwiga bore her husband at ...
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W Ł ADYS Ł AW II JAGIE Ł Ł O (Lithuanian: Jogaila; c. 1351 – 1434). W Ł ADYS Ł AW II JAGIE Ł Ł O (POLAND) (Lithuanian: Jogaila; c. 1351 – 1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1377 – 1401) and king of Poland (1386 – 1434); son of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania (d. 1375) and Yuliana, princess of Tver; and founder of the Jagiellon dynasty in Poland.
Aug 21, 2022 · The matter of Jadwiga’s marriage had been in question since her infancy. She had been officially betrothed to William in 1378, and she reportedly developed strong feelings for him. “One of the greatest trials that Jadwiga had to face very early,” writes historian Thaddeus V. Gromada, “was the necessity to give up any chances for ...
Crowned king [sic] of Poland (October 15, 1384) in the cathedral on Wawel Hill, Cracow; refounded Cracow University; beatified by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Poland (1979). Jadwiga died a queen, venerated as a saint, in July 1399, at the age of 25 years. As a queen, she is acknowledged to have been "one of Poland's great rulers."
The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on 18 March 1921 between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine on the other, ending the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). [2] The chief negotiators of the peace were Jan Dąbski for the Polish side [3] and Adolph Joffe for the Soviet side.
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