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Jadwiga of Kalisz

Jadwiga of Kalisz
Seal of Queen Jadwiga
Queen consort of Poland
Tenure1320 – c. 1333
Coronation30 January 1320
Bornc. 1266
Died10 December 1339 (aged 72–73)
Burial
Clarissine convent in Stary Sącz
SpouseLadislaus the Short
IssueKunigunde, Duchess of Świdnica
Casimir III of Poland
Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary
HousePiast
FatherBolesław the Pious
MotherYolanda of Hungary

Jadwiga of Kalisz (Polish: Jadwiga kaliska (Bolesławówna); c. 1266 – 10 December 1339)[1] was a Queen of Poland by marriage to Ladislaus the Short. She was the mother of the last Piast King of Poland, Casimir III.

She was the second of three daughters born to Bolesław the Pious and Saint Yolanda of Hungary.[2] In 1293, Jadwiga married Ladislaus I of Poland.

  1. ^ Jaspert, Nikolas (2019). Queens, Princesses and Mendicants: Close Relations in a European Perspective. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 245. ISBN 978-3-643-91092-9.
  2. ^ Christensen, Martin Iversen. "Women in power 1300-1350". www.guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 2024-12-04.

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