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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 . She was the second of three daughters born to Bolesław the Pious [1] and Saint Yolanda of Hungary.
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.
- 16 October 1384 – 17 July 1399
- Elizabeth of Bosnia
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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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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. She was the second of three daughters born to Bolesław the Pious and Saint Yolanda of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia.
When Wladyslaw "Lokietek" Piast King of Poland was born on 26 January 1261, in Kraków, Poland, his father, Kazimierz I kujawski Piast, was 51 and his mother, Eufrozyna Piast, was 33. He married Jadwiga of Kalisz on 6 January 1293. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
Jadwiga (d. 1320/1322). Queen Jadwiga assumed the regency of Stary Sącz in 1334 when Constance of Świdnica, her granddaughter by Kunigunde, resigned to become a nun. In popular culture Film . Jadwiga of Kalisz is a primary character in the first season of the Polish historical drama Korona królów ("The Crown of the Kings"). Sources