Jadwiga Andegaweńska
1374 - 1399 · King (monarch) of Poland · b. in Buda
Monarch of Poland from 1384 to 1399
Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, was Queen of the Kingdom of Poland, as well as its last hereditary ruler. Crowned "King", to highlight her sovereign status, she reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Born in Buda, she was the youngest daughter of Louis I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia. Jadwiga was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and had forebears among the Polish Piasts.
Key achievements
- 01Crowned monarch of Poland in 1384
- 02Union with Lithuania through her marriage to Jagiełło
- 03Canonized by the Catholic Church
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