Jadwiga (; diminutives: ''Jadzia'' , ''Iga'') is a
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Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
feminine given name. It originated from the old German feminine given name ''
Hedwig Hedwig may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Hedwig (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Grzegorz Hedwig (born 1988), Polish slalom canoeist
* Johann Hedwig, (1730–1799), German botanist
* Romanus Adol ...
'' (variants of which include ''Hedwiga''), which is compounded from ''hadu'', "battle", and ''wig'', "fight".
Jadwiga may refer to:
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Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) Jadwiga (died 29 December 1249) was by marriage Duchess consort of Greater Poland.
Her parentage is disputed among historians and sources. Among the possible origins for Jadwiga include:
* Descent from the Pomerelian Samborides lineage of the Duke ...
(died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland
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Jadwiga of Kalisz
Jadwiga of Kalisz ( Polish: ''Jadwiga kaliska'' (''Bolesławówna)''; 1266 – 10 December 1339) was a Queen of Poland by marriage to Ladislaus the Short. She was the mother of the last Piast King of Poland, Casimir III.
She was the second of thr ...
(1266–1339), Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland
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Jadwiga of Żagań
Hedwig of Sagan ( pl, Jadwiga żagańska; 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. After Casimir's death in ...
(before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
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Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga (; 1373 or 137417 July 1399), also known as Hedwig ( hu, Hedvig), was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. She was the youngest daughter of Louis the Grea ...
(1374–1399), female monarch of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
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Jadwiga Dzido
Jadwiga Dzido (1918–1985) was a Polish resistance worker and pharmacy student who was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 and deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was subjected to forced operations. She was infected with bacte ...
(1918–1985), Polish survivor of Ravensbrück concentration camp
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Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation) Hedwig or Jadwiga Jagiellon(ka) may refer to:
* Hedwig Jagiellon (1408–1431), daughter of Jogaila, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Anna of Celje
* Hedwig Jagiellon (1457–1502), daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland a ...
, several Polish princesses of that name
See also
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Hedwig (disambiguation) Hedwig may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Hedwig (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Grzegorz Hedwig (born 1988), Polish slalom canoeist
* Johann Hedwig, (1730–1799), German botanist
* Romanus Adol ...
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Hadewijch
Hadewijch, sometimes referred to as Hadewych or Hadewig (of Brabant or of Antwerp) was a 13th-century poet and mystic, probably living in the Duchy of Brabant. Most of her extant writings are in a Brabantian form of Middle Dutch. Her writings i ...
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Edwige Edwige is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Edwige Avice, French politician
* Edwige Belmore, French model, singer, and actress
* Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist
* Edwige Djedjemel, Ivorian baske ...
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Polish feminine given names