Ladislaus II, king of Poland
Ladislaus II or Ladislaus Jagiello (yägyĕ`lō), 1350?–1434, king of Poland (1386–1434), grand duke of Lithuania (1378–1401), founder of the Jagiello Jagiello (yägyĕ`lō) or Jagello..... Click the link for more information. dynasty. Leaguing with Poland against the menacing Teutonic Knights Teutonic Knights or Teutonic Order (t
..... Click the link for more information. , he acceded to the Polish throne by marrying Queen Jadwiga Jadwiga (yädvē`gä), 1374–99, Polish queen (1384–99), daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Poland.
..... Click the link for more information. . Baptized at this time, he agreed to convert Lithuania to Christianity. The union of Poland and Lithuania continued after he delegated (1401) a cousin as grand duke. Jagiello's victory over the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg (1410) resulted in the First Peace of Toruń in 1411. His son by a later wife, Ladislaus III, succeeded him as Polish king.
Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia
Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia: see Uladislaus II Uladislaus II (
'lä`dĭslous), Hung. Ulászló II, c...... Click the link for more information. , king of Hungary.
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