Queen Sophia of Halshany and her participation in the preparations for the congress of Lutsk in 1429 Cover Image

Królowa Zofia Holszańska i jej udział w przygotowaniach do zjazdu łuckiego w 1429 roku
Queen Sophia of Halshany and her participation in the preparations for the congress of Lutsk in 1429

Author(s): Wioletta Zawitkowska
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, 15th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Congress of Lutsk January 1429; Sophia of Halshany; Sigismund of Luxembourg; Wladyslaw Jagiello;

Summary/Abstract: Referring to the source material not used so far, the article presents the role of Sophia of Halshany – the fourth wife of Wladyslaw Jagiello – in organizing the congress in Lutsk in 1429. It was determined where and in what circumstances an idea was developed to send the queen with accompanying persons to Witold in Lithuania for the reason of organizing the said congress. At a rough estimate, the time and place of the diplomatic mission were established. The trip to Lutsk taken by Sigismund of Luxembourg and his wife, Barbara, was described as well as the preparations made by Sophia in Cracow at the beginning of 1429 to welcome them. This may lead to the conclusion that the King of Hungary intended that the queen of Poland was absent at the congress of Lutsk.

  • Issue Year: 33/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 33-49
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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