Władysław III | |
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Imaginary portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli
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King of Poland | |
Reign | 1434–1444 |
Coronation | 25 July 1434, Wawel Cathedral |
Predecessor | Władysław II Jagiełło |
Successor | Interregnum (1444–1447) Casimir IV Jagiellon (1447) |
King of Hungary and Croatia | |
Reign | 1440–1444 |
Coronation | 15 May 1440 in Visegrád |
Predecessor | Albert |
Successor | Ladislaus the Posthumous |
Born |
Kraków, Poland |
31 October 1424
Died | 10 November 1444 Varna, present day Bulgaria |
(aged 20)
Dynasty | Jagiellon |
Father | Władysław II Jagiełło |
Mother | Sophia of Halshany |
Władysław III (31 October 1424 – 10 November 1444), also known as Władysław of Varna, was King of Poland from 1434, and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1440, until his death at the Battle of Varna.
Władysław III of Varna is known in Hungarian as I. Ulászló; in Polish as Władysław Warneńczyk; in Slovak as Vladislav I; in Czech as Vladislav Varnenčík; in Bulgarian as Владислав Варненчик (Vladislav Varnenchik); in Lithuanian as Vladislovas III; in Croatian as Vladislav I. Jagelović.
Latin: Wladislaus Dei gracia Polonie, Hungarie, Dalmacie, Croacie, Rascia (Serbian Grand Principality) etc. rex necnon terrarum Cracouie, Sandomirie, Syradie, Lancicie, Cuyauie, Lithuanie princeps supremus, Pomeranie, Russieque dominus et heres etc.
English: Vladislaus by God's grace king of Poland, Hungary, Dalmatia, Croatia, Rascia (Serbian Grand Principality) and lands of Kraków, Sandomierz, Sieradz, Łęczyca, Kuyavia, Supreme Prince of Lithuania, lord and heir of Pomerania and Ruthenia