Congress of Lutsk
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The Congress of Lutsk was a diplomatic gathering held in Lubart's Castle in Lutsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania over a 13-week period beginning on January 6, 1429. The main topic of discussion was the cor
The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland was a political and legal concept formed in the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland, assuming unity, indivisibility and continuity of the state. Under this idea, t
St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów as the patron of the Kingdom of Poland
"King in majesty", illumination from the Gradual of John I Albert by Maciej of Drohiczyn, initial "K", ca. 1501.
A modern reconstruction of the so-called Crown of Bolesław the Brave, used from 1320 for the coronation of Polish kings. The chronicler Jan Długosz referred to it as the actual crown (coronam materialem) of the Kingdom of Poland, distinguishing it from the conceptual Crown. The crown, along with other regalia, was taken to Hungary by Louis the Great and brought back in 1412 by Władysław Jagiełło. Its return to the country was exceptionally ceremonial.
"The King in majesty", miniature from Erazm Ciołek's Pontifical, ca. 1510