Hedwig married Casimir III of Poland around 1365. However, Casimir was committing bigamy as was still legally married to his second wife (it is unknown whether Christina was still alive at the time). Casimir forged a papal dispensation because he had a fourth-degree relation to Hedwig. In 1368 Pope Urban V allowed Casimir to stay with Hedwig since his marriage to Christina was invalid. Adelaide died in 1371.
Casimir awaited the birth of a son. If no son was born then Casimir's nephew, Louis I of Hungary, would inherit the throne. Instead of a son, Hedwig bore three daughters:
Hedwig (1368 – ca. 1407), reportedly married ca. 1382 but the details are obscure.
The question of the legitimacy of the three daughters was raised. Casimir had all three of his daughters legitimised. Casimir managed to have Anne and Cunigunde legitimised by Pope Urban V on 5 December 1369. Hedwig the younger was legitimised by Pope Gregory XI on 11 October 1371.
On 5 November 1370 Casimir died, leaving Hedwig a widow with three young daughters. Soon afterwards, the middle daughter, Cunigunde, died aged three. From Casimir's will, Hedwig received from the king's treasury 53 fine silver and 1 / 3 silver vessels in the amount of dowry and 1,000 fineslarge cents.[clarification needed] Since Casimir did not have a male heir, his throne passed to his nephew, Louis I of Hungary, though Casimir's sister, Elisabeth of Poland, acted as regent for a period of time when Louis was in Hungary.
Second marriage
Hedwig did not remarry straight away. She returned to her home in Żagań where she lived at the court of her brother, Henry VI the Elder.
On 10 February 1372, Hedwig married for a second time to Rupert I of Legnica, son of Wenceslaus I of Legnica and Anna of Cieszyn. The marriage produced two more daughters:
^Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki, Historical dictionary of Poland, 966-1945, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN0-313-26007-9, Google Print, p.249-250
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hedwig of Sagan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hedwig of Sagan Polish Jadwiga zaganska before 1350 27 March 1390 was Queen of Poland as the fourth wife of Casimir III Casimir s lack of male heir spelled the end of the Piast Dynasty in the Kingdom of Poland 1 After Casimir s death in 1370 she remarried Rupert I of Legnica Hedwig of SaganQueen consort of PolandTenure1365 1370Bornbefore 1350Died27 March 1390 aged 39 40 SilesiaBurialSilesiaSpouseCasimir III of PolandRupert I of LegnicaIssueAnna Countess of CeljeKunigunde of PolandJadwiga of PolandBarbara Duchess of Saxe WittenbergAgnes of LegnicaHousePiastFatherHenry V of IronMotherAnna of Mazovia Contents 1 Family 2 First marriage 3 Second marriage 4 Ancestors 5 ReferencesFamily EditHedwig was the third of five children born to Henry V of Iron and his wife Anna daughter of Duke Wenceslaus of Plock citation needed Her brothers were Henry VI the Elder Henry VII Rumpold Henry VIII the Sparrow and her only sister was Anna wife of Jan I of Raciborz First marriage EditCasimir III of Poland had two daughters Elizabeth and Cunigunde by his first wife Aldona of Lithuania Casimir s second marriage to Adelaide of Hesse was loveless and childless they spent most their marriage apart from each other His third wife Christina Rokiczana his mistress and a widow of a wealthy merchant also bore no children Casimir needed a son and he chose Hedwig as it would to strengthen his ties with Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor citation needed Hedwig married Casimir III of Poland around 1365 However Casimir was committing bigamy as was still legally married to his second wife it is unknown whether Christina was still alive at the time Casimir forged a papal dispensation because he had a fourth degree relation to Hedwig In 1368 Pope Urban V allowed Casimir to stay with Hedwig since his marriage to Christina was invalid Adelaide died in 1371 Casimir awaited the birth of a son If no son was born then Casimir s nephew Louis I of Hungary would inherit the throne Instead of a son Hedwig bore three daughters Anna 1366 9 June 1422 Married firstly William of Celje Their only daughter was Anne of Cilli Married secondly Ulrich Duke of Teck They had no children Cunigunde 1367 1370 Hedwig 1368 ca 1407 reportedly married ca 1382 but the details are obscure The question of the legitimacy of the three daughters was raised Casimir had all three of his daughters legitimised Casimir managed to have Anne and Cunigunde legitimised by Pope Urban V on 5 December 1369 Hedwig the younger was legitimised by Pope Gregory XI on 11 October 1371 On 5 November 1370 Casimir died leaving Hedwig a widow with three young daughters Soon afterwards the middle daughter Cunigunde died aged three From Casimir s will Hedwig received from the king s treasury 53 fine silver and 1 3 silver vessels in the amount of dowry and 1 000 fineslarge cents clarification needed Since Casimir did not have a male heir his throne passed to his nephew Louis I of Hungary though Casimir s sister Elisabeth of Poland acted as regent for a period of time when Louis was in Hungary Second marriage EditHedwig did not remarry straight away She returned to her home in Zagan where she lived at the court of her brother Henry VI the Elder On 10 February 1372 Hedwig married for a second time to Rupert I of Legnica son of Wenceslaus I of Legnica and Anna of Cieszyn The marriage produced two more daughters Barbara ca 1384 Trebitz 9 May 1436 married Rudolph III Duke of Saxe Wittenberg and Elector of Saxony on 6 March 1396 Through this union Jadwiga was a direct ancestor of the Kings of Denmark and the House of Gonzaga rulers of Mantua and Montferrato Agnes before 1385 after 7 July 1411 a nun in Wroclaw After eighteen years of marriage to Rupert Hedwig died She was buried in Silesia Ancestors EditAncestors of Hedwig of Sagan16 Konrad I of Silesia Glogau8 Henry III of Silesia Glogau17 Salome of Greater Poland4 Henry IV of Sagan18 Albert I of Brunswick Luneburg9 Matilda of Brunswick Luneburg19 Adelaide of Montferrat2 Henry V of Iron20 Otto II of Brandenburg10 Herman Margrave of Brandenburg Salzwedel5 Matilda of Bradenburg22 Albert I of Germany11 Anna of Austria23 Elisabeth of Tirol1 Hedwig of Sagan24 Siemowit I of Masovia12 Boleslaus II of Masovia25 Pereyaslava of Galicia6 Wenceslaus of Plock26 Ottokar II of Bohemia13 Kunigunde of Bohemia27 Kunigunda of Slavonia3 Anne of Masovia28 Butvydas Grand Duke of Lithuania14 Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania7 Elizabeth of Lithuania30 Ivan of Polotsk15 Jewna of PolotskReferences Edit Jerzy Jan Lerski Piotr Wrobel Richard J Kozicki Historical dictionary of Poland 966 1945 Greenwood Publishing Group 1996 ISBN 0 313 26007 9 Google Print p 249 250 Hedwig of SaganHouse of PiastBorn before 1350 Died 27 March 1390Royal titlesPreceded byAdelaide of Hesse Queen consort of Poland1365 1370 Succeeded byElizabeth of Bosnia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hedwig of Sagan amp oldid 1158218007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
