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Jagiellonian Polish–Lithuanian Personal Union (1430s)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1430–1439

In the 1430s the Jagiellonian dynasty continued to unite the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania as a personal union, with Władysław III s…

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  1. 1430–1434Polish–Lithuanian personal union lands · LithuaniaWładysław II Jogaila ruled both realms as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, continuing the personal union established by the Jagiellonian family since the Union of Krewo in 1386. In the early 1430s he handled diplomacy with the Teutonic Order, Hungary, and Bohemia, consolidating the Catholic alliance in Central and Eastern Europe.
  2. 1434Grodno · GrodnoJogaila died at Grodno at about eighty-six years of age. His eldest son Władysław III succeeded as King of Poland and, with the approval of the Lithuanian nobility, also became Grand Duke, ushering the Jagiellonian personal union into a new reign.
  3. 1434–1439Kraków · KrakówDuring his reign Władysław III maintained the Polish–Lithuanian personal union and coordinated anti-Ottoman policy with Hungarian King Ulaszló II Jagiellon. In the late 1430s the papacy called for a crusade, and both states began assembling forces in preparation for the Battle of Varna in 1444.

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