Following two years of negotiations, Elizabeth, who had even considered taking up arms, proposed her youngest daughter Hedwig as Louis' successor in Poland, and absolved the nobles from their oaths to Mary and Sigismund.
Following two years of negotiations during which Elizabeth had even considered taking up arms, an agreement was reached in Sieradz on 26 February 1383. Elizabeth thereby proposed her youngest daughter Hedwig as Louis' successor in Poland, and absolved the nobles from their oaths to Mary and Sigismund.