Hello ! Yes you're the second person to have caught on. And the Second person that's polish in fact haha. Thanks for watching the pilot and thank you for your support regarding episode 2.

For folks who don't know....

Jogailla's name is in reference / inspired by Jogaila the Grand Duke of Lithuania who ruled in the late 1300s and also became King of Poland where he changed his name to Władysław II Jagiełło and converted the Pagan folk of Lithuania to Christianity through unifying with Poland.

My husband is Lithuanian and in learning from him and my in laws I wanted to showcase a bit of Baltic/ Eastern European identity that we don't really see showcased. We see Vampires from Romania etc all the time in the mainstream vampire mythos... So I wanted to intentionally be specific by 1. Having more black vampires obviously and 2. Showcase a vampire from a small European nation not many know about and highlight a bit of that culture .

To some Lithuanian people Jogaila is considered a little controversial in history. ( from speaking to my family about it and research and their words ) as the Lithuanian folks at the time as mentioned were pagan and were kinda just vibing doing that before Jogaila made everyone convert ..many unknowingly.

Jogailla's name is intentional. It's his heritage, a hint at his origin and to the path he'll take later in the story.

LOCATIONS — 246/262 — Poland

In Poland at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, similar to the Czech lands, wars over governance, territory, and faith were occurring. The country’s prosperity and its cultural and economic growth were particularly hampered by the relentless attacks of the Teutonic Knights from the so-called Crusader states on northern Polish territories, justified by the need for Christianization and the suppression of the still dominant paganism in the Baltic region. Unfortunately, Poland was not unified for long, because after the death of Casimir III the Great, the Piast dynasty, which had long unified and ruled the country, ended in the male line. The crown was taken by Casimir’s cousin, Ludwig I of Anjou, the King of Hungary, but he struggled to gain the obedience of the Polish nobility, and his rule and ability to unite a larger coalition against the Crusader invasion were thus very limited. The most suitable solution eventually was the marriage of Ludwig’s daughter Hedwig to Jagiełło, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He took the name Vladislav, was accepted as the King of Poland, and, along with the rest of Lithuania, was baptized. This created the Polish-Lithuanian coalition, which significantly weakened the Teutonic Order. However, the Crusaders did not want to give up so easily, and the war continued for many more years. A turning point in this conflict was the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, in which the Teutonic forces were decisively defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian army. Many Czech fighters fought on the side of the Poles at that time, including Jan Zizka and Jan Sokol of Lamberg.

TRIVIA

— The defeat of the Teutonic Order at Grunwald was not only a military disaster but the beginning of its financial and political decline. In 1386–1387, Lithuania officially converted to Christianity when Jogaila married Jadwiga of Poland and became King of Poland. By the time of the battle, Lithuania’s conversion to Christianity had already stripped the Order of their initial justification for a crusade, which made it difficult to disguise their war efforts as religious and not territorial.

The battle itself was catastrophic for the Order as Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen was killed alongside a significant portion of the Teutonic high command. After the battle, Poland and Lithuania held around 14,000 captives. Under the Peace of Thorn, the Teutonic Order agreed to pay 100,000 kopas of Prague groschen, nearly 20,000 kilograms of silver, in four yearly installments to secure their release. Only ransom paying mercenaries were kept in captivity, and the ransom was equal to around £850 000 today, which was roughly ten times the annual income of the king of England. While the Order as an entity survived, in the years that followed, the Order was forced to pay enormous reparations to Poland and Lithuania, raising taxes, stripping churches of precious metals and taking large loans. By 1419, large parts of Teutonic territory had been abandoned, their currency made obsolete, and they were plunging into irreversible decline.

I love you wikipedia because what the fuck do you mean we don't exactly know how old Władysław II Jagiełło/Jogaila (Jadwiga of Poland's husband) was???

that's a ten year difference. Granted, Jadwiga doesn't give us a better date, giving two dates with a 4 months difference between them but at least that's better than a whole decade.

I'm just wondering how did that happen, because he came from what I assume is a aristocratic family (his father was a Grand Duke and his mother was the daughter of a King).

I'm also concerned because Jadwiga was born between 3 October 1373 and 18 February 1374, which means that at the very least Jogaila was a decade older than her. I guess it's not really strange when it comes to medieval/royal marriages but it still annoyes me that there is no clear date of birth.

King Władysław II Jagiełło, detail of the Triptych of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Wawel Cathedral.

- To Ty mi wybacz Jadwigo. Wybacz te wszystkie dni kiedy nie mam mnie przy Tobie. I wszystkie noce. I myśli nie dość skupione na Tobie. - Jeśli są skupione na sprawach korony i Litwy, to wybaczam.

Jadwiga of Poland & Władysław II Jagiełło | The Crown of The Kings | Season 3

14th century