The Jagiellonian dynasty, also known as the House of Jagiellon or simply the Jagiellons, was a Polish cadet branch of the Lithuanian ducal dynasty of Gediminids. The Jagiellons reigned in several Euro
Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło (c. 1352/1362 – 1 June 1434) was Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1434), King of Poland alongside his wife Jadwiga (1386–1399), and then sole King of Poland until his death.
Baptism of Władysław III of Poland at Wawel in 1425
The Crusade of Varna was a series of events in 1443–44 between the crusaders and the Ottoman Empire, culminating in a devastating Christian loss at the Battle of Varna on 10 November 1444.
Władysław III during battle of Varna, where he disappeared.
Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło, was Grand Duke of Lithuania beginning in 1377 and King of Poland from 1386 until his death. As Grand Duke, he ruled Lithuania from 1377 to 1381 and from 1382 to 1
Jagiellonian dynasty
…1377–1392 and 1440–1572), Kings of Hungary (1440–1444 and 1490–1526), and Kings of Bohemia and imperial electors (1471–1526). The dynasty originated with Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who was baptized as Ladislaus (Polish: Władysław) in 1386, which paved the way to his ensuing marriage to the Queen Regnant…
Early coin of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila with a lion, minted at the Vilnius Mint between 1386 and 1387
Seal of Władysław II Jagiełło with his title (in Latin) as King in Lithuania, used in 1377–1386, before becoming the King of Poland in 1386
Lithuanian Denar of Jogaila (minted in 1388–1392) with Vytis (Pahonia)