Jadwiga of Poland
Monarch
1373 – 1399
Who was Jadwiga of Poland?
Jadwiga was monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Bosnia. She is known in Polish as Jadwiga, in Bosnian as Jadviga, in English and German as Hedwig, in Lithuanian as Jadvyga, in Hungarian as Hedvig and in Latin as Hedvigis.
Queens regnant being relatively uncommon in Europe at the time, Jadwiga was officially crowned a king. She is an important link in the transition of the Polish monarchy from the extinguished House of Piast to the Jagiellon dynasty.
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- Born
- Oct 3, 1373
Buda - Also known as
- Z Bożej łaski królowa Polski
- Pani i dziedziczka ziem krakowskiej, sandomierskiej, sieradzkiej, łęczyckiej, kujawskiej i pomorskiej
- Królowa Polski oraz najwyższa księżna Litwy i dziedziczka Rusi
- Jadvyga I-oji de Anjou
- Γιάντβιγκα της Πολωνίας
- Βασίλισσα Εδβίγη
- Βασίλισσα Γιαντβίγκα
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jogaila
(1386/02/18 - 1399/07/17)
- Jogaila
- Children
- Nationality
- Poland
- Died
- Jul 17, 1399
Kraków - Resting place
- Wawel Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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