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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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