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Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed.
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Battle of Varna
Battle in the Crusade of Varna
The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria. The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary, John Hunyadi and Mircea II of Wallachia. It was the final battle…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Władysław III of Poland
Monarch of Poland-Lithuania (r. 1434–44); King of Hungary and Croatia (r. 1440–44)
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 death at the Battle of Varna. He was the eldest son of Władysław…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ottoman Empire
Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
The Ottoman Empire, also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Murad II
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1421–1444, 1446–1451)
Murad II was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)