Union of Hungary and Poland
Union of Hungary and Poland | |||||||||||||
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Coat of arms of King Władysław of Poland and Hungary (1440–1444)
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| Status | Personal union | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Kraków and Visegrád (1370–1382)/Buda (1440–1444) | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||||
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• 1370–1382 | Louis I of Hungary | ||||||||||||
• 1440–1444 | Władysław III of Poland | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
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Personal union between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Poland was achieved twice: under Louis I of Hungary, in 1370–1382, and under Władysław III of Poland in 1440–1444. An earlier union was also accomplished by Wenceslaus III of Bohemia for a few months in 1305, although he was heavily resisted by local nobles in both kingdoms, and gave up the Hungarian crown soon after.