Jogaila baptised, married, crowned in Kraków¶

What the chronicles say [Historical record]¶

Jogaila arrived in Kraków on 12 February 1386 and was baptised three days later, on 15 February, taking the name Władysław. He married Jadwiga on 18 February and was crowned King of Poland jure uxoris on 4 March. Pope Urban VI did not confirm the marriage; Boniface IX later declared it valid (Wikipedia, Union of Krewo). Vytautas was re-baptised Catholic in Kraków, as Aleksandras, in the saga. Jadwiga had been crowned “king” on 16 October 1384.

Jogaila baptised, married, crowned in Kraków


Type	event
Years	1386-02-15
Status	Historical record
Book	I · The Wolf’s Exile
Note	Jogaila is baptised Władysław, marries Jadwiga, and is crowned King of Poland in Kraków.

Where: Kraków (on the map)

What really happened [The saga’s invention]¶

Offstage. The White Silence, which has been settling over the realm since Krėva, finds its vessel crowned: the child-king’s marriage to a pagan prince buys the baptism of a nation. Jogaila’s hands stop trembling. Skirgaila is left as regent in Lithuania.

Consequences¶

Caused by the Union of Krėva; it leads to the baptism of Lithuania and the quenching of the Šventaragis flame a year later.

Dramatisation¶

Offstage in Book I: ch. 28 “Nauja Tvarka” (autumn 1384; a merchant tells Jogaila the Poles have crowned Jadwiga, and his hands stop trembling) and ch. 29 “Krikštas” (Vytautas recalls Kraków and the name Aleksandras). Winter 1386.

Relations

Caused by: Union of Krėva

Causes: Baptism of Lithuania; Šventaragis flame put out

Location: Kraków

Participants: Jadvyga (Jadwiga) · Jogaila · Vytautas

Connections¶

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