Hedwig of Legnica

Hedwig of Legnica
Duchess of Żagań
Coat-of-arms of Silesian Piasts
Bornc. 1351
Poland
Died1409
Noble familyPiast dynasty
HusbandHenry VI the Elder
FatherWenceslaus I of Legnica
MotherAnna of Cieszyn

Hedwig of Legnica (Polish: Jadwiga legnicka) (ca. 1351 – 1 August 1409) was a Polish princess and member of the Piast dynasty, in the Legnica branch. By marriage Hedwig was Duchess of Żagań.

She was the fourth child and only daughter of Wenceslaus I, Duke of Legnica and his wife Anna, daughter of Casimir I, Duke of Cieszyn.

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