Coronation (1384) Jadwiga of Poland



imaginary portrait of queen jadwiga 16th century. held @ kunsthistorisches museum in vienna


the interregnum followed louis s death , caused such internal strife came end jadwiga s arrival in poland. large crowd of clerics, noblemen , burghers gathered @ kraków greet display of affection , according 15th-century polish historian, jan długosz. nobody protested when archbishop bodzanta crowned on 16 october 1384. according traditional scholary consensus, jadwiga crowned king . thereby, robert w. knoll proposes, polish lords prevented eventual spouse adopting same title without consent. stephen c. rowell, says sources contradict traditional view outnumber verifying it, suggests sporadic contemporaneous references jadwiga king reflect not queen consort, queen regnant.


bodzanta, archbishop of gniezno, jan radlica, bishop of kraków, dobrogost of nowy dwór, bishop of poznań, , duke vladislaus ii of opole jadwiga s trusted advisers during first years of reign. according accepted scholarly theory, jadwiga, still minor, mere tool advisers. however, halecki refutes view, contending jadwiga matured , personality, charm , kindness, served strengthen position. in late 1384 intervened on duke vladislaus s behalf reconcile him mother s favourite, nicholas garai.








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