Jadwiga (; diminutives: ''Jadzia'' , ''Iga'') is a Polish 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: * Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) (died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland *

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 * Jadwiga of Żagań (before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous) *

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 * Jadwiga Dzido (1918–1985), Polish survivor of Ravensbrück concentration camp * Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation), several Polish princesses of that name

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