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Anna of Cilli

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time c. 1403–1439 Also known as Queen Anna of Poland

A Central European noblewoman of Cilli (Celje), queen of Poland of the Jagiellonian dynasty (c.…

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  1. 1403–1411Kraków · Lesser PolandOf the Counts of Celje in Styria, she married King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland in 1402, consolidating the Poland–Luxembourg–Celje triangular alliance and providing a royal bond for Central Europe against the crusades and the Church Schism.
  2. 1411–1420Prague · BohemiaSigismund was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1411 and the Council of Constance opened in 1414. Anna, as a member of the Celje family and queen of Poland, used her marital network linking Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland to take part in Central European ecclesiastical and political coordination.
  3. 1420–1439Bohemia · Czech RepublicWith the outbreak of the Hussite Wars, Central Europe was thrown into turmoil; Anna spent her later years in royal circles on the Bohemian–Polish frontier and died in 1439. Her family line continued among Central European royalty through her daughter.

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