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[[Image:Wladyslaw_Warnenczyk.jpg|thumbnail|160px|right|''Wladislaus III on a painting by [[Jan Matejko]] '']]

'''Wladislaus III of Varna''' ([[Polish language|Polish]] '''Władysław Warneńczyk''', also seen as ''Vladislaus'', ''Ladislaus'', ''Ladislas'' or ''Vladislav'') ([[October 31]], [[1424]] - [[November 10]], [[1444]]).

Names in other languages: Polish, ''Władysław III Warneńczyk'', Slovak /Bulgarian /Czech: ''Vladislav I'', Hungarian:''I. Ulászló''

== Royal titles ==

* Royal title in Latin: ''Wladislaus Dei gracia Polonie, Hungarie, Dalmacie, Croacie etc. rex necnon terrarum Cracouie, Sandomirie, Syradie, Lancicie, Cuyauie, Lithwanie princeps supremus, Pomeranie, Russieque dominus et heres etc. ''

* English translation: ''Vladislaus by God's grace king of [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Dalmatia]], [[Croatia]] and lands of [[Cracow]], [[Sandomierz]], [[Sieradz]], [[Leczyca|Łęczyca]], [[Kuyavia]], high prince of [[Lithuania]], lord and heir of [[Pomerania]] and [[Ruthenia]].''

* Polish translation: ''Władysław, z Bożej łaski król Polski, Węgier, Dalmacji, ziemii krakowskiej, sandomierskiej, sieradzkiej, łęczyckiej, kujawskiej, Wielki Książe Litewski,  dziedzic Pomorza i Rutenii''

== Biography ==

Son of king [[Wladislaus II of Poland|Wladislaus II Jagiełło]] of [[Poland]], was the second [[Jagiellonian]] king of [[Poland]], reigning from 1434 until his death. He also reigned as king of [[Hungary]] from 1440 under the name ''I. Ulászló''. He died fighting the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Turkish army at [[battle of Varna]] ([[November 10|10 November]] [[1444]]) ([[Varna]] is  now in eastern [[Bulgaria]]), hence his later Polish nickname ''Warneńczyk'' (Latin: Varnensis). He was succeeded in Poland by his younger brother [[Casimir IV of Poland|Casimir]].

== Historical places ==

As a sign of respect, there is a boulevard in Varna, called ''Vladislav Varnenchik'', as well as a [[football (soccer)|football]] team in past times. There is also a symbolic [[mausoleum]] of Wladislaus III in Varna.
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[[de: Wladyslaw I. (Ungarn)]This is [[April Fool's Day]], [[2002]]

April fools hoaxes for this year:
* [[The Register]]: [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/24652.html reported] [[AOL]] buying up [[weblog]]s
* The [[Open Directory]] re-branded itself as the 'Microsoft Directory Project'
* [[Kuro5hin]] acquired met4filter.org
* [[Slashdot]] announces that is will start posting advertiser-sponsored news stories, and disable anonymous posting.
* [[Google]] describes its [http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html PigeonRank] system.
* [[The Guardian]] profiled Harmony Cousins
* [[CPAN]] renamed itself the 'Comprehensive Java Archive Network'
* The annual spoof [[Linus Torvalds]] post on the [[Linux kernel mailing list]] announced his resignation from the Linux effort
* [[IETF]] published [[April 1st RFC]]s RFC3251 (Distribution of electricity over IP) and RFC3252 (Encapsulating IP in XML).
* The [[MIT]] home page was changed to a spoof of the [[Google]] home page.
* a spoof Yahoo News story was circulated stating that PK Interactive had received funding from [[idealab]] (note: check the URL below closely)
* The TidBITS newsletter offered a [http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-623.html spoof issue]


''Please add more [[2002]] April Fool hoaxes here, including any relevant external links''

External links:
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,677004,00.html Guardian profile of Harmony Cousins]
* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-13/0063.html A letter 'from' Linus Torvalds]
* [http://news.yahoo.com:PK%20Interactive%20Receives%20Funding%20from%[email protected]/Yahoo!%20News%20-%20PK%20Interactive%20receives%20funding%20from%20idealab.htm Spoof Yahoo News story]