19th century rendering of a 16th-century miniature by Marceli Krajewski
Queen consort of Poland
Tenure
February 1422 – 1 June 1434
Coronation
5 March 1424
Born
c. 1405 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Died
21 September 1461(1461-09-21) (aged 55–56) Kraków, Kingdom of Poland
Burial
Wawel Cathedral
Spouses
Władysław II Jagiełło
Issue
Władysław III of Poland Casimir Casimir IV Jagiellon
Dynasty
Olshanski (by birth) Jagiellon (by marriage)
Father
Andrew Olshansky
Mother
Alexandra Drucka
Religion
Eastern Orthodox (by birth)
Roman Catholic (by conversion)
Signature
Sophia of Halshany (Lithuanian: Sofija Alšėniškė; Belarusian: Соф'я Гальшанская, romanized: Sofja Halšanskaja; Polish: Zofia Holszańska;[1] c. 1405 – 21 September 1461 in Kraków), known simply as Sonka, was princess of Halshany by birth and Queen consort of Poland as the fourth and last wife of Jogaila, King of Poland and Supreme Duke of Lithuania. As the mother to Władysław III and Casimir IV, she is the co-founder of the Jagiellonian dynasty.[2]
^Frost (2015), p. 131.
^"Jagiellonians Timeline". Jagiellonians.com. University of Oxford. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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