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Władysław III of Poland, † Casimir IV Jagiellon. Jogaila, later Władysław II Jagiełło [1] (b. about 1362 – d. June 1, 1434), was a Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle, Kęstutis. In 1386, he converted to Christianity, was baptized as Władysław, married the young Queen ...
Apr 28, 2023 · Władysław I Herman (c. 1043-1102), Duke of Poland, was a son of Casimir I and brother of Bolesław II of Poland. Władysław Herman (also called Włodzisław Herman) took power in 1079, after his brother Bolesław II the Bold was forced into exile, and supported Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV in a bid to restore peace. Władysław Herman was ...
Władysław was born probably in 1261. He was a son of duke Casimir of Kuyavia. He was the step-brother of duke Leszek the Black. He was called Łokietek, that means "the Short" or "Elbow-high". At the time of his birth Poland was divided into many independent states. For years Władysław struggled to unite Poland into one strong state.
One of their sons, Władysław III Warneńczyk, ruled Poland (1434–44) under the regency of the powerful Zbigniew Cardinal Oleśnicki; the other son, Casimir, was the grand duke of Lithuania. Largely because of Oleśnicki, Władysław III was elected king of Hungary, became active in crusades against the Turks, and, after initial victories ...
Apr 30, 2022 · Władysław III Laskonogi (ur. 1161-1166/1167, zm. 3 listopada 1231) – książę wielkopolski, w latach 1194-1202 w południowej Wielkopolsce, w latach 1202-1229 w Wielkopolsce, w latach 1202-1206, 1228-1229 książę krakowski, w 1206 oddał Kalisz Henrykowi I Brodatemu z linii śląskiej, 1206-1210 i 1218-1225 w Lubuszu, 1216-1217 tylko w Gnieźnie, choć według innych ...
Feb 25, 2023 · Władysław III Spindleshanks was a 12th-century Duke of Greater Poland, High Duke of Poland, and Duke of Krakow, among other titles. He was the fifth son of Mieszko III the Old and Eudoxia of Kiev, and assumed control of Southern Greater Poland in 1194. After his father's death in 1202, he became the Duke of Krakow and Greater Poland, and tried to restore his father's lands in the Duchy of ...
Władysław III of Poland is the 905th most popular politician (up from 1,001st in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Poland (up from 61st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Polish Politician. Władysław III, also known as Ladislaus the Posthumous, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1434 to 1444.