Jadwiga, also known as Hedwig, was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland, and his wife, Elizabeth of Bosnia. Jadwiga was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, but she had more close forebears among the Polish Piasts than among the Angevins.
Jadwiga with her mother and sisters, as depicted on Saint Simeon's casket in Zadar
Dymitr of Goraj by Jan Matejko depicts Jadwiga trying to break the castle gate to join William
Queen Jadwiga's Oath, by Józef Simmler, 1867
Jadwiga's sarcophagus, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
The Kingdom of Poland was a monarchy in Central Europe during the medieval period from 1025 until 1385.
Crown of Bolesław I the Brave, along with royal regalia
Depiction of a royal assembly (Wiec) in the reign of Casimir III, 1333-1370
Wawel Castle in Kraków was the residence of the Polish kings from 1038 until 1598