German Fed. Rep.

Date1975, 15 V
Value75 (Pfg)
Catalog no.Mi 844   Sc 1167   SG 1737   Y&T 693
TopicJadwiga Jagiellon
Occasion500th anniversary of the Landshut Wedding
DescriptionLandshut Wedding (Ger. Landshuter Hochzeit) - City festival held since 1903 in Landshut as a replica of the wedding Jadwiga (german:Hedwig) Jagiellon and George the Rich in 1475. After the first festival the wedding was held every four years, with a interruption for World War I and World War II.