Refusal of William (1385) Jadwiga of Poland

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dymitr of goraj jan matejko depicts jadwiga trying break castle gate join william


in meantime, william s father, leopold iii hurried buda in late july 1385, demanding consummation of marriage between william , jadwiga before 16 august. queen elizabeth confirmed previous agreements marriage, ordering vladislaus ii of opole make preparations ceremony. according canon law, jadwiga s marriage sacrament completed before twelfth birthday if competent prelate testified precocious maturity. demetrius, archbishop of esztergom, issued necessary document. william went kraków in first half of august, entry wawel castle barred. długosz states jadwiga , william able meet in nearby franciscan convent.


contemporary or contemporaneous records of completion of marriage between william , jadwiga contradictory , unclear. official accounts of municipal authorities of kraków record on 23 august 1385 amnesty granted prisoners in city jail on occasion of celebration of queen s marriage. on other hand, contemporary austrian chronicle, continuatio claustroneubuzgis states poles had tried murder william before consummated marriage. in next century, długosz states william removed in shameful , offensive manner , driven castle after entered queen s bedchamber ; same chronicler mentions jadwiga aware many people knew ... had fortnight shared bed duke william , there had been physical consummation .


on night when william entered queen s bedchamber, group of polish noblemen broke castle, forcing william flee, according długosz. after humiliation, długosz continues, jadwiga decided leave wawel , join william, gate of castle locked. called axe , [tried] break open , dymitr of goraj convinced return castle. oscar halecki says długosz s narrative cannot dismissed romantic legend ; robert i. frost writes tale, apocryphal . there no doubt, however, william of austria forced leave poland.








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