Louis I of Hungary, also known as Louis the Great or Louis the Hungarian, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland from 1370 until his death in 1382. He was the first child of Charles I of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth of Poland, to survive infancy. A 1338 treaty between his father and Casimir III of Poland, Louis's maternal uncle, confirmed Louis's right to inherit the Kingdom of Poland if his uncle died without a son. In exchange, Louis was obliged to assist his uncle in reoccupying the lands that Poland had lost in previous decades. He bore the title Duke of Transylvania between 1339 and 1342 but did not administer the province.
Following Louis I's death without a male heir, his daughter Mary was crowned with the title of "King" of Hungary.
On September 17, in the year 1382, Following Louis I's death without a male heir, his daughter Mary was crowned with the title of "King" of Hungary. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of September 17, one of 492 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 17, 1382 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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