Alphabet with The Crown of The King's historical women

Historical women, who's name starts with an “E”

Four wives of Ladislaus II Jagiello + their children

daily reminder that despite still popular belief, jagiello's and jadwiga's relationship wasn't as cold and distant as many could think. first of all, it's worth to mention that modern historians lean towards the version that jagiello was just in his twenties when he married jadwiga. he was jealous af (just like with his all other wives excluding elizabeth of pilica) but! they actually liked each other!! they had similar hobbies (both loved hunting) and i personally think that the fact that they both were “strangers” in polish kingdom (jadwiga was hungarian, raised in buda and jagiello was lithuanian) could even helped them form some kind of bond. jagiello trusted her enough to always seak her advice and even sent her to reconsile his feuding relatives. yes, he travelled a lot (what he had to do if he wanted to keep personal union with lithuania and the whole kingdom in peace), but jadwiga often was going out to meet him in korczyn or niepołomice. they even celebrated the 10th anniversary of their marriage. we know that after jadwiga's death he was wearing her wedding ring the rest of his life!! HE NAMED HIS DAUGHTER AFTER HER. maybe it wasn't a relationship full of love and passion, but rather companionship, but still. THEY. DIDN'T. HATE. EACH. OTHER.