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Jadwiga (yädvē`gä), 1374–99, Polish queen (1384–99), daughter of Louis I Louis I or Louis the Great, 1326–82, king of Hungary (1342–82) and of Poland (1370–82). He succeeded his father, Charles I, in Hungary, and his uncle, Casimir III, in Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. of Hungary and Poland. To satisfy Polish demands for autonomy at Louis's death, she reigned in Poland and her sister reigned in Hungary. Jadwiga married (1386) Jagiello, grand duke of Lithuania (see Ladislaus II Ladislaus II or Ladislaus Jagiello , 1350?–1434, king of Poland (1386–1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1378–1401), founder of the Jagiello dynasty. ..... Click the link for more information. ), in order to unite Poland and Lithuania and to convert the Lithuanians to Christianity. They ruled jointly, and after she died without children he ruled alone. Jadwiga restored (1387) to Poland the regions of Lviv and Halych (later Galicia) that her father had given to Hungarian governors. She founded (1397) a theological college in Kraków and effected the restoration of the Univ. of Kraków. She is nationally venerated as a saint. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | CAPTION(S): MEDAL OF HONOUR: Zofia Bialkowska with her daughters Anna Bialkowska (left) and Jadwiga Bialkowska. She also leaves a sister, Jadwiga Suska in Poland and a brother, Karol Pysk in Worcester. Irena Pylka insists her friend Jadwiga K gave birth to a son after Demjanjuk raped her. |
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