Polish nobles reject a succession that would prolong government directed from Hungary. They are prepared to recognise a daughter of Louis who will reside in their kingdom. After months of negotiation and delay, Elizabeth sends Jadwiga to Kraków. In October 1384, she is crowned as sovereign, with the royal title expressing her own right to rule. Mary keeps Hungary and Jadwiga receives Poland. The sisters have taken different paths, although their family’s plans still connect them. A crucial decision remains for Jadwiga: her betrothed William of Austria offers a Habsburg alliance, while Polish leaders see Grand Duke Jogaila as an opportunity to transform their kingdom’s position.
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Elizabeth of Bosnia
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Full profile and sources in Spanish ↗Mary I of Hungary
Her accession to the Hungarian throne triggered a crisis involving her mother, the magnates and Charles of Durazzo. Her marriage to Sigismund of Luxembourg linked him to the crown.
English profile ↗Full profile and sources in Spanish ↗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.
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