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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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