Jadwiga
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Jadwiga is a Polish
feminine given name. It originated from the old German Hedwig
(compounded from hadu, "battle", and wig, "fight").
In fiction:
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
feminine given name. It originated from the old German Hedwig
Hedwig
Hedwig is a German female given name. The name originates from Old High German Hadwig, Haduwig . Hedy is an Anglicised diminutive of the name...
(compounded from hadu, "battle", and wig, "fight").
- Jadwiga of Greater PolandJadwiga of Greater PolandHedwig of Kalisz was the second of three daughters, born to Boleslaw the Pious and Jolenta of Poland. Her paternal grandparents were Ladislaus Odonic Plwacz and Jadwiga of Pomerania, her maternal grandparents were Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. Her elder sister was Elisabeth of Greater...
, Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of PolandCasimir III of PolandCasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:... - Jadwiga of Żagań, Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
- Jadwiga of PolandJadwiga of PolandJadwiga was monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elizabeth of...
(1374-1399), (female) King of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of AndechsHedwig of AndechsSaint Hedwig of Silesia , also Saint Hedwig of Andechs from the comital House of Andechs was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238.-Life:... - Jadwiga JagiellonJadwiga JagiellonHedwig Jagiellon , baptized as Hedwigis, was the eldest daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria....
, several Polish princesses of that name
In fiction:
- JadziaJadzia DaxJadzia Dax , played by Terry Farrell, was a main character during the first six seasons of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
, a humanoid host of DaxDax (Star Trek)Dax is the name of a fictional being in the Star Trek universe, a Trill symbiont. It's a very long-lived slug-shaped sentient worm-like life form that lives inside the bodies of a succession of Trills, a race of humanoid aliens. The symbiont merges with its host by a process called "joining" after...
, a symbiont on Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - Jadwiga -- a fictional Nazi death camp in the 1974 TV mini-series "QB-VII" (and same-titled book by author Leon Uris).
- Jadwiga, a ghost in Esther FriesnerEsther FriesnerEsther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for her humorous pieces.- Life :...
's trilogy, Gnome Man's Land. Mother of Yang, a Mongolian ancestral spirit who in life had been the leader of the fictional Cerise Horde after killing her husband when she refused sexual advances. Apparently can do wonderful things with dog meat. - Jadwigai, a Kaunian character in Harry Turtledove's DarknessHarry Turtledove's DarknessThe Darkness Series is a series of six fantasy novels by Harry Turtledove. Though a fantasy the general history, geography, and combatants are analogs of World War II, or the "Derlavai War" in this universe. Many of the characters are also the equivalents of historical people. Magic and other...
series.