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Władysław III of Poland
Władysław III of Poland, also known as Ladislaus of Varna, was King of Poland and Supreme Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1434, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia as Vladislaus I from 1440 until his presumed death at the Battle of Varna. He was the eldest son of Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) by his fourth wife, Lithuanian noblewoman Sophia of Halshany.
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politics · Monarch of Poland-Lithuania (1434–1444); King of Hungary and Croatia (1440–1444) · monarch · also Władysław III of Poland, Władysław III Jagiellon, Władysław III Warneńczyk, Ladislaus of Varna, Ladislao III Jagellón II, Poland
Born 31 October 1424 · Died 10 November 1444 · Q54053
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A park-museum, Władysław Warneńczyk, opened in Varna, with a symbolic cenotaph built atop an ancient Thracian mound tomb
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1444· 4 entries
Died 1444-11-10.
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“Warneńczyk jest typowym przykładem człowieka-legendy, który stał się sławny przez swoją śmierć, a nie przez swoje życie. Bezwolny i lekkomyślny monarcha wykreowany został na międzynarodowego bohatera, obrońcę wiary i rycerza bez skazy.”
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“Autorzy: T-raperzy znad Wisły, Kazimierz Jagiellończyk”
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“Władca, nad którego żaden wiek nie widział ani podobno nie ujrzy nigdy większego obrońcy wiary chrześcijańskiej, gorliwszego wyznawcy Kościoła świętszego monarchy.”
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1440· 1 entry
Career landmark: Apostolic King of Hungary (1440–1444).
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1434· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of Poland (1434–1444).
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1424· 1 entry
Born 1424-10-31.
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