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Jadwiga of Poland

1374 - 1399

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Jadwiga (Polish: [jadˈviɡa] ; 1373 or 1374 – 17 July 1399), also known as Hedwig (from German) and in Hungarian: Hedvig, was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Born in Buda, she was the youngest daughter of Louis I of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia. Jadwiga was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, but she had more close forebears among the Polish Piasts than among the mostly French Angevins. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jadwiga of Poland is the 886th most popular politician (down from 656th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 20th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Jadwiga of Poland is most famous for being the first female ruler of Poland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jadwiga of Poland ranks 886 out of 19,576. Before her are Jeongjo of Joseon, Maxentius, Sigismund II Augustus, John of Bohemia, Gojong of Korea, and Maurice, Prince of Orange. After her are Ngo Dinh Diem, Charles IV of Spain, Yulia Tymoshenko, Karl Liebknecht, Gallienus, and Horace Walpole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1374, Jadwiga of Poland ranks 1. After her are Stefan Lazarević, Jacopo della Quercia, Pir Muhammad, Martin I of Sicily, Eleanor of Alburquerque, Guarino da Verona, Henry Beaufort, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, John III, Duke of Bavaria, Yury of Zvenigorod, and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March. Among people deceased in 1399, Jadwiga of Poland ranks 2. Before her is John of Gaunt. After her are Peter Parler, Barquq, John IV, Duke of Brittany, Helen of Bosnia, John Spata, Temür Qutlugh, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Jadwiga of Poland ranks 26 out of 1,077. Before her are Edward Teller (1908), Árpád (845), Franz Lehár (1870), John Zápolya (1487), Robert Capa (1913), and Edgar Ætheling (1051). After her are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), Ilona Staller (1951), Eugene Wigner (1902), Count of St. Germain (1712), György Lukács (1885), and Dennis Gabor (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Jadwiga of Poland ranks 11. Before her are Miklós Horthy (1868), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Nagy (1896), Árpád (845), and John Zápolya (1487). After her are Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Viktor Orbán (1963), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Lajos Kossuth (1802), and John Sigismund Zápolya (1540).

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