What religion did Władysław II Jagiełło adopt?
Catholicism
Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Islam
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Władysław II Jagiełło, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, embraced Roman Catholicism in 1386, marking a pivotal moment in the religious landscape of Eastern Europe. This conversion, driven by political considerations, secured an advantageous marriage alliance with Jadwiga, the Queen of Poland, and paved the way for the Christianization of Lithuania, fostering closer ties with Western Europe and consolidating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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