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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. In 1293, Jadwiga married Ladislaus I ...
A crowned King of Poland, Jadwiga fascinates not only researchers, but also many ordinary people who are attracted by her personality and spirituality. Dozens, if not hundreds of schools, institutions and streets bear her name. We can also see Jadwiga on the pedestals of monuments, not only in Poland, but also abroad, e.g. in her homeland of ...
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Apr 26, 2022 · Birthplace: Kalisz, Kalisz, Wielkopolskie, Poland. Death: December 10, 1339 (59-73) Stary Sącz, Stary Sącz / Nowy Sącz, Małopolskie, Poland. Place of Burial: Stary Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Małopolskie, Poland. Immediate Family: Daughter of Duke Bolesław the Pious Piast and Yolanda of Poland Helen Árpádházi.
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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.
Dec 18, 2023 · KRAKOW, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. October 25, 2021. How Jadwiga, Poland’s Female King, Became The Country’s Most Influential Woman. by Allison Hinrichs. 0140. From tragic beginnings Poland’s King Jadwiga founded a centuries-long union between Lithuania and Poland. The Girl King.
When Jadwiga of Kalisz was born in 1266, in Kalisz, Wielkopolskie, Poland, her father, Boleslaw the Pious Duke of Greater Poland, was 41 and her mother, Yolanda of Poland, was 32. She married Wladyslaw "the Short" Lokietek I King of Poland on 6 January 1293.
Jadwiga (Polish: ⓘ; 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig (Hungarian: Hedvig), was the first female 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.
