Two sisters, two futures

Mary dies in 1395 without a surviving heir. Sigismund retains the Hungarian crown, supported by the political agreements he has built. In Poland, the birth of a daughter to Jadwiga and Władysław seems to secure the next generation. Elizabeth Bonifacia dies in July 1399, however, followed within days by her mother. Władysław must consolidate his position without Louis’s heiress beside him. The union with Lithuania continues, and the Jagiellonian dynasty will establish itself in Poland. The crowns Louis had brought together follow different paths. Mary and Jadwiga have been more than links between kings: their rights, marriages and the decisions made around them have reorganised the political map of central Europe.