Yadviga ( April 8, 1408 - December 8, 1431 ) - Princess of Poland from the Jagiellonian dynasty .
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Biography
The daughter of Vladislav II Jagailly and his second wife Anna Tselskaya . In 1413, at a congress in Edlin, in view of the absence of sons from King Vladislav, she was officially recognized as the heiress of the Polish throne.
In 1419, she was married to the prince of Slupsk Bohuslav IX from the House of Griffins and at the same time, in view of the indecision of the Oranges, with Frederick , son of the Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick I von Hohenzollern .
In April 1421, an agreement was concluded between Poland and Brandenburg, according to which Jadwiga would become Frederick's wife when he came of age (in 1427 ). In addition, Frederick was supposed to arrive in Poland as soon as possible to get acquainted with the Polish language and customs. On April 12, 1422, the young bridegroom Jadwiga arrived in Poland. In connection with such active actions of the Brandenburg side, supporters of the Prince of Slupsky in the person of the King of Germany , Hungary and the Czech Republic Sigismund of Luxembourg and the King of Norway , Sweden and Denmark Eric Pomeransky became more active. Both of them took part in the ceremonial coronation of the fourth wife of Jagaila Sophia Golshanskaya in 1422 .
After the birth of Sophia's heir, Jagiello was in no hurry to make the final choice of her husband Jadwiga. The King of Cyprus Janus sought the hands of Jadwiga for his son, but his efforts were unsuccessful, since around 1430 Jadwiga fell ill, and on December 8, 1431 she suddenly died.
She was accused of poisoning her stepmother - Queen Sophia. It came to making a purifying oath, however, the information of Jan Dlugosh is so foggy that it is not known whether the sick Yadviga swore that she was not poisoned [1] [2] , or Sofia, who was not involved in the poisoning [3] . Meanwhile, Jadwiga always differed in poor health and could die from anything [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Małaczyńska G. Jadwiga, daughter of Vladislav Jagello = Jadwiga, córka Władysława Jagiełły // Polski Słownik Biograficzny. - 1962-1964. - T. 10 .
- ↑ Duczmal M. Jagiellons. Biographical Dictionary = Jagiellonowie. Leksykon biograficzny. - Poznań - Kraków, 1996 .-- P. 421-432.
- ↑ Maleczyńska E. The political role of Queen Sophia Golshanska in the struggle of parties in Poland in 1422-1434 = Rola polityczna królowej Zofii Holszańskiej na tle walki stronnictw w Polsce w latach 1422-1434. - Lwów, 1936.
- ↑ Łowmiański H. Jagiellonian politics = Polityka Jagiellonów. - Poznań, 2006. - ISBN 83-7177-401-X .
Literature
- Tęgowski J. First Generation of the Gediminids = Pierwsze pokolenia Giedyminowiczów. - Poznań - Wrocław, 1999. - ISBN 83-913563-1-0 .
- Wdowiszewski Z. Genealogy of Jagiellons and Vaz houses in Poland = Genealogia Jagiellonów i Domu Wazów w Polsce. - Kraków, 2005. - ISBN 83-918497-2-4 .