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Apr 16, 2024 · Władysław II Jagiełło (born c. 1351—died May 31/June 1, 1434, Grodek, near Lwów, Galicia, Pol. [now Lviv, Ukraine]) was the grand duke of Lithuania (as Jogaila, 1377–1401) and king of Poland (1386–1434), who joined two states that became the leading power of eastern Europe. He was the founder of Poland’s Jagiellon dynasty. Early life
May 1, 2024 · It ended on October 6, 1939, with Germany and the Soviet Union occupying the entirety of Poland . German losses included approximately 16,000 killed in action, 28,000 wounded, 3,500 missing, over 200 aircraft, and 30% of their armored vehicles. The Polish casualties were around 66,000 dead and 694,000 captured .
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May 5, 2024 · Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17, 1399) was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia. She is known in Polish as Jadwiga, in English and German as Hedwig, in Lithuanian as Jadvyga, in Hungarian as Hedvig, and in Latin as Hedvigis.
- William "The Courteous" Duke of Austria
- October 03, 1373
- "Święta Jadwiga"
- Buda, Budapest, Hungary
Apr 14, 2024 · Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434), King of the Kingdom of Poland (1386–1399), and then sole King of Poland (1399–1434). He ruled in Lithuania from 1377. In 1386 in Kraków he was baptized as Władysław, married the young Queen regnant Jadwiga of Poland, and was crowned King of Poland as ...
May 5, 2024 · Jogaila. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (born ca. 1348; died 1 June 1434), was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle, Kęstutis. In 1386, he converted to Christianity, was baptized as Władysław, married the young Queen Jadwiga of ...
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1 day ago · The Polish złoty (alternative spelling: zloty; [4] Polish: polski złoty, Polish: [ˈzwɔtɨ] ⓘ; [a] abbreviation: zł; code: PLN) [b] is the official currency and legal tender of Poland. It is subdivided into 100 grosz ( gr ). [c] It is the most traded currency in Central and Eastern Europe and ranks 21st most-traded in the foreign exchange ...
On the Polish mark banknotes issued in independent Poland, the eagle appeared alongside images of Queen Jadwiga Andegaweńska or Tadeusz Kościuszko. As a result of the partitions, Poland had lost independence; it had ceased to be a monarchy, and the crown on the White Eagle’s head lost its symbolic meaning.
