
The Jagiellonians: the dynasty that shaped central Europe
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The History of the Catholic Dynasty in Europe
Lithuanian state became the biggest catholic dynasty in europe. Spent most of fourteenth century conquering eastern russia, ukraine and poland. In 14 90 they were elected to throne of hungary - which is present day slevacia. Two battles are key moments that epitomize their rise and fall. The battle of tannenburg or grunwald was a crushing defeat for teutonic knights.
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