Sophia of Halshany

Sophia of Halshany
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)
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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]