This document, known as the Union of Krewo (also, the Act of Kreva), was issued on August 14, 1385 by Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), Grand Duke of Lithuania, as the outcome of the negotiations he had conducted with the Polish lords acting on behalf of the child queen Jadwiga (Hedwig), and Jadwiga’s mother Elżbieta Bośniaczka… Continue reading Union of Krewo (Act of Kreva)
In his Annals, or Chronicles of the Famous Kingdom of Poland, Jan Długosz wrote for the year 1347: ‘Casimir, King of Poland, wanted to put an end to the condemnable and grave abuses, namely slanders and injustices, which had given the Kingdom of Poland under all of his predecessors, kings and princes […] severe oppression… Continue reading The Statutes of Casimir III the Great (selection)
The unification of Poland by kings Władysław Łokietek and Kazimierz Wielki (Kazimierz III the Great) required the codification of laws and qualified officials to serve the Kingdom. The need for the latter is generally considered the main motive behind the establishment of a university in Cracow, Poland’s capital, by King Kazimierz. Issuing a foundation charter… Continue reading Foundation Charter of the University of Cracow
