Jadwiga of Poland was the queen of Poland from 1384 to her death in 1399. She was a member of t
Jadwiga of Poland was the queen of Poland from 1384 to her death in 1399. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, the daughter of the Polish king Louis and Elizabeth of Bosnia. Queens regnant being relatively uncommon in Europe at the time, Jadwiga was officially crowned a “king” (rex) rather than “queen” (regina). She was well-educated and and a polyglot, speaking at least five languages such as Latin, Hungarian, Serbian, Polish and German. She sponsored writers and artists and donated much of her personal wealth, including her royal insignia, to charity, for purposes including the founding of hospitals. She restored the Kraków Academy (renamed in 1817 as Jagiellonian University). -- source link
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