Wladyslaw III of Poland Jagiellon

1424 - 1444  (20 years)

• Name	Wladyslaw III of Poland Jagiellon
  Birth	31 Oct 1424	Kraków, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Coronation	25 Jul 1434	Wawel Cathedral, Cracow, Poland
  	King of Poland
  Coronation	15 May 1440	Visegrád, Pest, Hungary
  	King of Hungary
  Name	Vladislaus III of Varna
  Name	Wladyslaw III of Varna
  Death	10 Nov 1444	Varna, Bulgaria
  	Cause: Killed at the Battle of Varna.
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_III_of_Poland According to Portuguese legend W survived the Battle of Varna and after his journey to the «u»Holy Land «/u» he settled on «u»Madeira <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira>«/u» Island. King «u»Afonso V of Portugal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afonso_V_of_Portugal>«/u» granted him the lands in «u»Cabo Girão <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Gir%C3%A3o>«/u» district of the Madeira Islands, rent-free for the rest of his life. He was known there as Henrique Alemão (Henry the German) and married Senhorinha Anes (the King of Portugal was his best man), who gave him two sons. Later he become knight of «u»Saint Catharine of Mount Sinai <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Alexandria>«/u» («i»O Cavaleiro de Santa Catarina«/i») and established a church of Saint Catherine and «u»Saint Mary Magdalene <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene>«/u» in «u»Madalena do Mar <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalena_do_Mar>«/u» (1471). There he was portraited as «u»Saint Joachim <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joachim>«/u» («i»São Joaquim«/i») meeting «u»Saint Anne <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Anne>«/u» at the Golden Gate on a painting by Master of the Adoration of Machico (Mestre «i»da Adoração de Machico«/i») in the beginning of the 16th century.
  Person ID	I48770	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2008

  
  

  Father	Wladyslaw II Jagiello of Poland, King of Poland   d. 1434
  Mother	Sophia Holczanska,   b. Abt 1405   d. 21 Sep 1461, Kraków, Poland (Age ~ 56 years)
  Family ID	F4041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Wladyslaw III of Varna Drawing by Jan Matejko.