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Hedwig of Silesia

Duchess of Silesia (1174–1243)

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Also known as Hedwig von Andechs, Saint Hedwig of Silesia, Saint Jadwiga

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Occupation: consort
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Born: 1174, 1178, 1174, October 16, 1174
Died: October 15, 1243, 1243

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Hedwig of Silesia, a member of the Bavarian 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. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1267 by Pope Clement IV.

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