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In popular culture. Film. Ancestors. References. Sources. 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 .
Apr 26, 2022 · klasztor klarysek, Stary Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Małopolskie, Poland. Genealogy for Jadwiga of Kalisz (c.1270 - 1339) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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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.
- 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399
- Elizabeth of Bosnia
Jadwiga of Poland. (Former Queen of Poland (1384 - 1399)) Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, ruled the Kingdom of Poland for more than a decade, as its first female monarch. An Anjou princess and the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and queen consort Elizabeth of Bosnia, Jadwiga was betrothed to William of Austria.
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Dec 18, 2023 · Wikipedia. Ten-year-old Jadwiga returned to Poland and was crowned rex (“king”) on October 15, 1384. The reason she was crowned king instead of queen was made to reflect upon the Polish nobles’ enmity towards her prearranged husband, William of Austria. Her coronation emphasized Jadwiga’s status as the legitimate ruler of Poland.
Apr 16, 2018 · King Casimir III of Poland, known to history as “the great”, may not have become king, if it weren’t for the efforts of his mother, Hedwig of Kalisz. Casimir’s father Wladyslaw the Elbow-high might not have been king if it weren’t for her either. Hedwig was one of medieval Poland’s most influential queens. For years,
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.
