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The House of Radziwiłł (Polish pronunciation: [raˈd͡ʑiviww]; Lithuanian: Radvila; Belarusian: Радзівіл, romanized: Radzivił; German: Radziwill) is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian origin, and one of the most powerful magnate families originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. [1]
The title "Princess of Poland" was never used. King’s daughter or royal daughter was called królewna. Princesses, in Polish księżniczka, ksiėżna were mainly used in Princely and ducal families of Poland. However, legitimate daughters of the kings and royals of Poland are also referred to and translates as Polish princesses in English ...
Death of Barbara Radziwiłł by Józef Simmler. At the next sejm in May–July 1550, no one objected to the marriage. Therefore, while neither the sejm nor the senate gave an express permission, [33] Barbara was crowned as Queen of Poland on 7 December 1550 in Wawel Cathedral by Mikołaj Dzierzgowski, Archbishop of Gniezno. [34]
Death Spouse; Doubravka of Bohemia: Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (Přemyslids) 925 965 977 Mieszko I: Oda of Haldensleben: Dietrich, Margrave of the Nordmark ca. 960 ca. 978 25 May 992 husband's death: 1023 Emnilda of Lusatia: Dobromir of Lusatia: ca. 970 ca. 987 25 May 992 husband's accession: 1017 Bolesław I [1] Oda of Meissen: Eckard I ...
Following the Napoleonic Wars, many sovereigns claimed the title of Polish king, duke or ruler, notably German (the King of Prussia was also the sovereign of the Grand Duchy of Posen 1815-1918), Russian (the Congress Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1815 with the widely unrecognized title of King of Poland to the Emperor of Russia until 1915 ...
of Poland: Vsevolod IV of Kiev r. 1203, 1206, 1207, 1208–1212: Roman the Great of Halych 1152–1205 r. 1189, 1198–1205: Władysław Odonic 1190–1239: Henry II the Pious 1196–1238–1241: Bolesław V the Chaste 1226–1243–1279: Michael of Chernigov r. 1223–1235, 1242–1246: Daniel of Galicia 1201–1264 r. 1213–1264: Bolesław ...
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Augustus II the Strong, the first Saxon ruler of Poland. His death sparked the War of the Polish Succession. The royal election of 1697 brought a ruler of the Saxon House of Wettin to the Polish throne: Augustus II the Strong (r. 1697–1733), who was able