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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 (yägyĕ`lō) ..... 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When in March 1881 twelve-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski boards an orphan train heading west from Chicago, her outlook is decidedly pessimistic: "I would not bet on anything good happening for me. Coming into Her Own, edited by Sara Davis, Mary Crawford, and Jadwiga Sebrechts (Jossey-Bass, 1999). On his last trip to Poland in May, the pope canonized Queen Jadwiga, a revered figure from the 14th century. |
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