Jadwiga of Poland reigned over the Kingdom of Poland as its first female monarch from 1384 until her death in 1399. Regarded as one of Poland's greatest rulers, Jadwiga is often compared to Casimir the Great and Bolesław the Brave. Also remembered for her charitable activities, Jadwiga of Poland established new schools, hospitals, and churches.
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Jadwiga of Poland
(Former Queen of Poland (1384 - 1399))
Birthdate: 1373 AD
Birthplace: Buda, Hungary
Died: July 17, 1399
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Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(Queen)
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Birthdate: October 22, 1858
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lubsko, Poland
Died: April 11, 1921
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Marie Leszczyńska
(Queen)
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Birthdate: June 23, 1703
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Trzebnica, Poland
Died: June 24, 1768
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Bona Sforza
(Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1518 to 1548)
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Birthdate: February 2, 1494
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vigevano, Italy
Died: November 19, 1557
An ideal elite Renaissance woman, Bona Sforza was the queen of Poland and the wife of Sigismund I the Old. She is remembered for her fiery resistance to the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, when he suggested Bona be planted as a Habsburg spy to counter the Jagiellonian dynasty.
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Anna Jagiellon
(Queen)
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Birthdate: October 18, 1523
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: September 9, 1596
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Maria Clementina Sobieska
(Queen)
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Birthdate: July 18, 1702
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oława, Poland
Died: January 18, 1735
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Barbara Radziwill
(Queen)
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Birthdate: December 6, 1520
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: May 8, 1551
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Marie Louise Gonzaga
(Queen)
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Birthdate: August 18, 1611
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nevers, France
Died: May 10, 1667
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Catherine Jagiellon
(Queen regnant)
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Birthdate: November 1, 1526
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Died: September 16, 1583
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Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland
(Queen)
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Birthdate: August 16, 1573
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: February 10, 1598
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Constance of Austria
(Queen)
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Birthdate: December 24, 1588
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: July 10, 1631
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Cymburgis of Masovia
(Duchess)
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Birthdate: 1394 AD
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: September 28, 1429
Part of the Piast dynasty, Cymburgis of Masovia was a Polish princess who became the duchess of Austria by virtue of her marriage to Ernest the Iron of the Habsburg dynasty. Though the marriage was initially not approved by the Habsburg House, it was a happy one.
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Sophia of Halshany
(Princess)
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Birthdate: 1405 AD
Birthplace: Lithuania
Died: September 21, 1461
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Zbyslava of Kiev
(Princess)
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Birthdate: 1085 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1114 AD
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Barbara Zápolya
(Queen of Poland Grand Duchess of Lithuania)
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Birthdate: 1495 AD
Birthplace: Trenčín, Slovakia
Died: October 2, 1515
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Grzymislawa of Luck
(Princess)
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Birthdate: 1185 AD
Birthplace: Poland
Died: November 8, 1258