Proceedings of the 14th Young Scientists Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics (2007)
Baptism of Władysław III of Poland at Wawel in 1425
Abstract: The largest centre for astronomical and astrological study in the fifteenth century was the University of Cracow, which always was under special care of Jagiellonians. The use of astronomy and astrology at Jagiellonian courts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were very common. We try to convince the reader about this, exposing very limited historical sources.
Introduction: In the year 1364 King Casimir the Great received the permission of the Pope to establish a university in the capital of his kingdom, Cracow. The site of the university was, in all probability, under the eye of the King in the royal castle on Wawel Hill. The premature death of King Casimir in 1370 together with the total lack of interest in the University by his successor, King Ludvic the Hungarian, led to the collapse of the University.
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In 1384, Hedvig, the 11-year-old girl was called to Poland by the knights and representatives of towns to ascend the Polish throne. The magnates chose to give her hand to the pagan ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Jogaila, under the condition that Lithuanians had to become Christian and part of the Polish Kingdom. The Union was concluded at Krewo in 1385. One year later, Jogaila was baptized in Cracow, assuming the name Ladislas, and the assembly of Polish knights elected him King of Poland. This was the beginning of the rules of Jagiellonian dynasty in Polish Kingdom.
The Jagiellonians and the Stars
By K. Baczek, B. Wszolek
Proceedings of the 14th Young Scientists Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics (2007)
Abstract: The largest centre for astronomical and astrological study in the fifteenth century was the University of Cracow, which always was under special care of Jagiellonians. The use of astronomy and astrology at Jagiellonian courts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were very common. We try to convince the reader about this, exposing very limited historical sources.
Introduction: In the year 1364 King Casimir the Great received the permission of the Pope to establish a university in the capital of his kingdom, Cracow. The site of the university was, in all probability, under the eye of the King in the royal castle on Wawel Hill. The premature death of King Casimir in 1370 together with the total lack of interest in the University by his successor, King Ludvic the Hungarian, led to the collapse of the University.
In 1384, Hedvig, the 11-year-old girl was called to Poland by the knights and representatives of towns to ascend the Polish throne. The magnates chose to give her hand to the pagan ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Jogaila, under the condition that Lithuanians had to become Christian and part of the Polish Kingdom. The Union was concluded at Krewo in 1385. One year later, Jogaila was baptized in Cracow, assuming the name Ladislas, and the assembly of Polish knights elected him King of Poland. This was the beginning of the rules of Jagiellonian dynasty in Polish Kingdom.
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