Events with tag - Władysław Iii Of Varna

May 15, 1440

Coronation of Władysław III as King of Hungary

On May 15, 1440, in Székesfehérvár, Władysław III of Varna was crowned King of Hungary. This event initiated a personal union between Poland and Hungary, creating a powerful alliance against the Ottoman Empire. On the same day, the controversial coronation of the three-month-old Ladislaus the Posthumous also took place.

November 10, 1444

Polish-Turkish Wars

A series of armed conflicts between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire, lasting from the 15th to 17th centuries. The most significant moment was the Battle of Vienna in 1683 under the command of John III Sobieski, which halted Turkish expansion in Europe.