Louis the Great

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Louis the Great was a 14th-century King of Hungary and Poland known for his military campaigns, territorial expansion, and efforts to strengthen royal authority in Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Hungary
King of Poland
human
medieval ruler
member of royalty
monarch
alsoKnownAs Lajos I
linked to: Louis I of Hungary

Louis I of Hungary
Ludwik Węgierski
birthDate 1326-03-05
birthPlace Visegrád
child Catherine of Hungary (daughter of Louis I)
Jadwiga of Poland
Mary, Queen of Hungary
conflict Campaigns in the Balkans
Wars against Venice
Wars against the Golden Horde (indirect influence)
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary
deathDate 1382-09-10
deathPlace Nagyszombat
linked to: Pozsony
dynasty House of Anjou
era 14th century
father Charles I of Hungary
givenName Louis
house Capetian House of Anjou
linked to: House of Anjou
implementedPolicy centralization of royal power
legal and administrative reforms in Hungary
promotion of nobility loyal to the crown
mother Elisabeth of Poland
notableFor military campaigns in Central and Southeastern Europe
personal union of Hungary and Poland
strengthening royal authority in Central Europe
territorial expansion of the Kingdom of Hungary
positionHeld Croatian king
King of Hungary
King of Poland
regionRuled Central Europe
reignEnd 1382
reignEndAsKingOfPoland 1382
reignStart 1342
reignStartAsKingOfPoland 1370
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Andrew, Duke of Calabria
Catherine of Hungary
spouse Elizabeth of Bosnia
successorAsKingOfHungary Mary, Queen of Hungary
successorAsKingOfPoland Jadwiga of Poland
territorialExpansion Dalmatia
influence over Bosnia
parts of Wallachia

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Louis I of Hungary name Louis the Great
Ludwik Węgierski alsoKnownAs Louis the Great