Scroll with an image of King Ladislaus Jagiello, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of the drawings from the cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich executed in pencil by Jan Matejko.
WŁADYSŁAW JAGIEŁŁO (1362 – 1434)
Jagiełło, son of Olgierd, ruler of Lithuania, from 1377 Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1385 he married Jadwiga of Anjou and concluded a personal union between Lithuania and Poland. As a result, he was baptised and named Ladislaus. In 1386, he became the Polish king. The victory won by Jogaila at Grunwald in 1410 over the Teutonic Order led to an increase in the importance of Poland and its monarch in the international arena, and the union with Lithuania was strengthened in 1413 with the Union of Horodela.
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