Jadwiga of Poland

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• Jadwiga of Poland — Infobox Monarch name=Jadwiga title=King of Poland caption=A 15th century portrait. date of birth=between October 3, 1373 and February 18, 1374 [S. A. Sroka, Genealogia Andegawenów węgierskich (Genealogy of Hungarian Angevins), Kraków 1999, page… …   Wikipedia

• Jadwiga of Lithuania — Jadwiga ( lt. Jadvyga Jogailaitė) (8 April, 1408 8 December, 1431) of the House of Jagiellon was a daughter of Jogaila (ca. 1351 1434), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania by his second wife Anna of Celje (1380 1416). Jadwiga received her… …   Wikipedia

• Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …   Universalium

• Jadwiga — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jadwiga imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Female meaning = region = Polish origin = Old German related names = footnotes = Jadwiga [pron.: Yadviga] (diminuently: Jadzia) is a Polish feminine given name …   Wikipedia

• Jadwiga Staniszkis — (born April 26, 1942) is a Polish sociologist and political scientist, publicist, a former professor at the University of Warsaw and the Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu National Louis University.She is the granddaughter of an agricultural engineer, prof.… …   Wikipedia

• Jadwiga Jagiellon (1513–1573) — Jadwiga Jagiellon ( lt. Jadvyga Jogailaitė; pl. Jadwiga Jagiellonka) (1513 1573), also known as Hedwig ( de. Hedwig Jagiellonica) was the eldest daughter of King Zygmunt I Stary of Poland and Hungarian princess Barbara Zápolya.Jadwiga was… …   Wikipedia

• Jadwiga — f Polish form of HEDWIG (SEE Hedwig). St Jadwiga (c.1174–1243) was born in Bavaria of Moravian descent, the daughter of the Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia. St Elizabeth of Hungary was her niece. When she was twelve she was married to the Duke of… …   First names dictionary

• Jadwiga Wajs — Marcinkiewicz (born January 30, 1912 in Pabianice, Łódzkie ndash; died February 1, 1990) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.She competed for Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the women s… …   Wikipedia

• Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland     Poland     † Cathol …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jadwiga Jagiellon (1457–1502) — Jadwiga Jagiellon ( pl. Jadwiga Jagiellonka, lt. Jadvyga Jogailaitė) (1457 1502), baptized as Hedwigis, also known as Hedwig ( de. Hedwig Jagiellonica) was the eldest daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland and Archduchess Elisabeth of… …   Wikipedia

• Jadwiga Lopata — Jadwiga Lopata, is an organic farmer living near Cracow, Poland. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2002, for her works on rural protection.Goldman Environmental Prize: [http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/125 Jadwiga Lopata]… …   Wikipedia