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Jadwiga of Poland

Queen of Poland in her own right and wife of Władysław Jagiełło. Her marriage linked Poland with Lithuania and had decisive consequences for Christianisation and the politics of eastern Europe.

1374 – 1399Queen regnant of Poland, crowned as kingAnjou-Hungary · ES
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Portrait of Jadwiga of Poland
Posthumous representationJadwiga of PolandMarcello Bacciarelli · 1768–1771Royal Castle, WarsawPublic domain · PD-Art · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1374 Pending review

Death: 1399 Pending review

Role: Queen regnant of Poland, crowned as king

Dynasty: Anjou-Hungary · ES

Territories: Poland (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
King · Poland · Reign Pending review1384–1399Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Partners

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1374

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1399

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Louis I of Hungary

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Elizabeth of Bosnia

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Władysław II Jagiełło

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Poland · 1384–1399

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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