Daily Medieval

After the death of his second wife, Anna of Cilli , Jogaila looked for another suitable match. Because he was Lithuanian, and ruling that c...

The first ruling dynasty of Poland was the House of Piast, starting c.960 with Duke Mieszko and ending in 1370 with the death of Casimir the...

Although Sigismund, King of Hungary and brother-in-law to Jadwiga of Poland , had tried to annex parts of Poland and allied himself with the...

The unifying of Poland and Lithuania after the marriage of Jadwiga of Poland and Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania , did not resolve al...

In 1385, Lithuania was a very large territory on Poland's eastern border. Poland's throne was held by the pre-teen Jadwiga , who was...

Jadwiga of Poland (c.1373 - 17 July 1399) was the youngest of three daughters of Louis I, King of Hungary and Poland, and Elizabeth of Bosni...

The conversion of Mindaugas, Grand Duke of Lithuania  (ruled 1253-1263), was largely a political move to gain allies, and did not extend to ...