Two-barred cross
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A two-barred cross is similar to a Latin cross but with an extra bar added. The lengths and placement of the bars vary, and most of the variations are interchangeably called the cross of Lorraine, the
A bracteate of Iakša de Kopnik Jacza de Copnic, minted in Silesia since the early 12th century.
Jagiellonian dynasty
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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
Two-barred cross
…according to historian Pál Engel, having lived for a time in the imperial court in Constantinople. A golden double cross with equal bars, known as the Cross of Jagiellons, was used by Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Jogaila after his conversion to Christianity in 1386, as a personal insignia, and it was…
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.