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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.
After the 1385 negotiations, Jogaila converted to Christianity, married Jadwiga, and was crowned King of Poland in 1386. The union proved a decisive moment in the histories of Poland and Lithuania; it marked the beginning of four centuries of shared history of the two polities.
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In 1396, Jadwiga and her husband Jagiełło (Jogaila) forcefully annexed the central Polish lands separating Lesser Poland from Greater Poland, previously granted by King Louis to his Silesian Piast ally Duke Władysław of Opole.
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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By this Treaty of Krewo, he also promised to restore Poland's lost lands, to release all Polish prisoners of war, to defend a united Poland and Lithuania against the Teutonic Order, and to pay the forfeit of 200,000 florins to the Austrians. But most important, he promised to become a Christian and all his people with him.
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.
Dec 18, 2023 · The battle for the bride ended following the establishment of a document known as the Treaty of Krewo (1385.) The treaty declared that Jadwiga and Jogaila would wed under the condition that Jogaila Christianize Lithuania and unite completely with Poland.
