Strife with Sigismund (1392-95) Jadwiga of Poland
stephen of moldavia s promise of loyalty jadwiga , jogaila against sigismund
jadwiga skilful mediator, famed impartiality , intelligence. went lithuania reconcile brother-in-law, skirgaila, vytautas in october 1393. relations between poland , hungary remained tense. sigismund invaded moldavia, forcing stephen of moldavia accept suzerainty in 1394. after hungarian troops left moldavia, stephen sent envoys jadwiga , jogaila, promising assist poland against hungary, ottoman empire , teutonic knights.
on 17 may 1395, mary died after riding accident. according 1383 agreement between mother , polish lords, jadwiga childless sister s heir in hungary. vlad of wallachia, hungarian vassal, issued act of submission on 28 may, acknowledging jadwiga , husband mary s legitimate successors. widowed king s close supporter, stibor of stiboricz, expelled vlad wallachia. władysław-jogaila gathered troops on polish-hungarian border, eustache jolsvai, palatine of hungary, , john kanizsai, archbishop of esztergom, stopped invasion of hungary. in september, konrad von jungingen told prince-electors of holy roman empire union of poland, lithuania , hungary under władysław-jogaila s rule endanger christendom. however, of sigismund s opponents, numerous in croatia, supported claim of ladislaus of naples, last male member of capetian house of anjou. on 8 september, influential hungarian lords declared not support change in government while sigismund far hungary fighting against ottoman turks. before end of year, peace negotiations between representatives of hungary , poland ended agreement. jadwiga adopted title heir hungary , , husband took no further action against sigismund.
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