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Jogaila (Lithuanian: [jɔˈɡâːɪɫɐ] ⓘ; c. 1352/1362 - 1 June 1434), later W ł a d ysław II Jagiełło (Polish: [vwaˈdɨswaf jaˈɡʲɛwwɔ] ⓘ),[nb 1] was Gran d D u k e of Lithuania (1377-1381 and 1382-1401), later giving the positio n t o h i s cousin Vytautas in exchange for the title of Supreme Duke of L it hu a nia (1401-1434) and then King of Poland (1386-1434), first alongsi d e h i s wife Jadwiga until 1399, and then sole ruler of Poland. Raised a L i t h uanian polytheist, he converted to Catholicism in 1386 and was bapti z e d a s Ladislaus (Polish: Władysław) in Kraków, married the young Queen J a d w iga, and was crowned King of Poland as Władysław II Jagiełło.[1][2] I n 1 3 8 7, he converted Lithuania to Catholicism. His own reign in Poland s t a r ted in 1399, upon the death of Queen Jadwiga, lasted a further thirt y - f ive years, and laid the foundation for the centuries-long Polish-Lit h u a nian union. He was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty in Poland th a t b e ars his name and was previously also known as the Gediminid dynast y i n t h e Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The dynasty ruled both states until 1 5 72 , [nb 2] and became one of the most influential dynasties in late med i e v al and early modern Europe.[3]
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1352 - 1434 (82 years)
