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Women who shaped history

Królestwo Polskie

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Jadwiga Andegaweńska

1374 - 1399 · born in Buda, Hungary

Królestwo Polskie

Administrative context: Królestwo Polskie (średniowieczne). The historical administrative borders for this period are approximate.

Crowned king in her own right, Jadwiga of Anjou helped forge a union of nations and renewed the Kraków university.

Key facts

  • Crowned king of Poland
  • Patron of learning
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