The Piast Queen Who Ruled Alone: Jadwiga of Poland

Before Władysław Jagiełło and the Union of Krewo, there was Jadwiga — crowned 'king' of Poland at age ten in 1384. This episode traces the brief but transformative reign of the Piast queen who died at twenty-five, but whose decisions shaped Poland for centuries. We explore her contested betrothal to William of Habsburg, her politically crucial marriage to the pagan Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania, the conversions that followed, and the foundation of the bishopric of Vilnius. We also confront the hagiography around her: canonized in 1997, but was she a saint or a shrewd ruler? Her role in the re-establishment of the University of Kraków (the future Jagiellonian University) is often overlooked — we cover that too. From the Polish Crown to the Lithuanian ducal lines, Jadwiga's story reveals a nation being made by a teenage monarch. #Jadwiga #KingJadwiga #PiastDynasty #UnionOfKrewo #JagiellonianUniversity #PolandHistory #LithuaniaHistory #MedievalQueens #Jogaila #WilliamOfHabsburg #BishopricOfVilnius #WawelCastle #14thCentury #Canonization #EasternEurope #History #FexingoHistory #TheStoryOfPoland Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo