Talk:Władysław III of Poland

King Vladislaus or Wladislaus (never Ladislaus)
The king name was Władysław in Polish and was also spelled: Wladislaus (early Latinized version) or Vladislaus (late Latin and English version), never Ladislaus. This shoud be corrected. Below is a sample of original documents sign by the Vladislaus kings. Althout the form Wladislaus was used more often, in my opinion Vladislaus is much better here, beacuse it is more modern version and more English. Vladislaus Rex 00:33, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

King Vladislaus I the Short (W&#322;adys&#322;aw I &#321;okietek)

 * 27.02.1298: Wladislaus Dei gracia, dux Regni Polonie et dominus Pomerania, Cuiavie, Lancicie as Siradie
 * 7.03.1298: Wladislaus ...
 * 1.09.1999: Wladislaus ...

King Vladislaus II Jagiello (W&#322;adys&#322;aw II Jagie&#322;&#322;o)

 * 3.05.1386: Wladislaus Dei gracia rex Polonie Litwanieque princeps supremus et heres Russie etc.
 * 30.09.1388: Wladislaus Dei gracia rex Polonie necnon terrarum Cracouie, Sandomirie, Syradia, Lancicie, Cuiauie, Lithuanie princeps supremus, Pomoranie Russieque dominus et heres etc.
 * 22.04.1389: Wladislaus ...
 * 28.01.1392: Wladislaus ...
 * 10.05.1394: Wladislaus ...
 * 11.04.1409: Wlodislaus (sic! with o) ...
 * 12.12.1410: Wladislaus ...
 * 17.07.1416: Wladislaus ...
 * 6.09.1422: Wladislavs (sic! with v)...
 * 24.06.1425: Wladislaus ...

King Vladislaus III of Varna (W&#322;adys&#322;aw III Warne&#324;czyk)

 * 21.12.1436: Wladislaus Dei gratia rex Polonie Lithwanieque princeps supremus et heres Russie
 * 16.12.1438: Wladislaus Tercius Dei gracia rex Polonie necnon terrarum Cracouie, Sandomirie, Syradie, Lancicie, Cuiauie, Lithwanieque princeps supremus, Pomeranie Russie dominus et heres et cetera
 * 5.03.1440: Wladislaus Tercius ...
 * 5.03.1440: Wladislaus Tercius ...
 * 11.06.1443: Wladislaus Dei gracia Hungarie, Polonie, Dalmacie, Croacie etc. rex Litwanieque princes supremus et heres Russie etc.
 * 11.06.1443: Wladislaus ...
 * 17.04.1444: Wladislaus ...
 * 19.04.1444: Wladislaus Dei gracia Polonie, Hungarie, Dalmacie, Croacie etc. rex Lithwaniaque princeps supremus et heres Russie etc.
 * 18.08.1444: Wladislaus Dei gracia Polonie, Hungarie, Dalmacie, Croacie etc. tex necnon terrarum Cracouie, Samdomirie, Syradie, Lancicie, Cuyauie, Lithwanie princeps supremus, Pomeranie, Russieque dominus et heres etc.
 * 18.08.1444: Wladislaus ...
 * 27.08.1444: Wladislaus

King Vladislaus IV Vasa (W&#322;adys&#322;aw IV Waza)

 * 20.02.1633: Vladislaus Quartus Dei gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae, Samogitiae, Livoniaeque, necnon Suecorum, Gothorum Vandalorumque haereditarius rex, electus magnus dux Moschoviae
 * 12.03.1633: Wladislaus Quartus ...
 * 14.08.1634: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 17.03.1637: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 24.03.1637: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 7.05.1638: Vladislaus IV ...
 * 30.09.1641: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 24.03.1646: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 16.05.1646: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 16.05.1646: Vladislaus Quartus ...
 * 1.09.1647: Vladislaus Quartus ...

Wonder about the current, very Polish name of this article
This guy, Vladislaus III of Varna is also monarch of Hungary. Not only of Poland. Currently, this article resides under Władysław III of Varna. I cannot see why a king of Hungary should have a Polish spelling in en-Wiki, when there are more neutral alternatives such as "Vladislas" available, neither Polish nor Hungarian. A different issue altogether is which of his two realms is the "higher title" or "more important kingdom" meant in Wikipedia naming conventions. However, this cannot continue under that Polish variant of the first name, and with all those diacritical letters (not welcome to Hungarians nor to English-speakers) which are not easy to link to. Marrtel 22:13, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Please join the discussion at for example Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (names and titles) Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Polish rulers) aaaaand enjoy. Szopen 07:22, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Name as it appears in encyclopedias and dictionaries
Here's how this monarch is listed in the reference works which I have easy access to. If anyone has more to add to the list, please feel free! --Elonka 20:39, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Encyclopedias

 * Władysław III (1979 Encyclopedia Britannica)
 * Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk (Online Britannica)
 * Ladislaus III, king of Poland (Online Columbia)
 * Władysław III (Encarta)

Dictionaries

 * Wladyslaw III (Warnenczyk), Sokol's Polish Biographical Dictionary

Other academic reference works

 * King Władysław III, Poland, an Illustrated History, Pogonowski
 * Władysław III of Varna, King of Poland, A Concise History of Poland

Name consensus?
Whatever name is decided on, can someone at least make the page title and bolded name in the first sentence agree? I don't care to pick the wrong one and get people complaining about it, so someone with a bit more of an understanding of it, fix it please? -Bbik 05:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Image?
That image (bearded king) should be removed. No way the king looked that way. He died at 20, so... it is for sure a later not realistic image. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.224.248 (talk) 15:18, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually there is no proof the king died at 20 and there appears to exist proof that he was alive and well in 1472 living in Madeira see LEOPOLD KIELANOWSKI, A ODISSEIA DE LADISLAU O VARNENSE, DIRECÇÃO REGIONAL DOS ASSUNTOS CULTURAIS, FUNCHAL 1996. A letter written by Nicolau Floris from Lisbon in 1472 to the Master of the Teutonic Knights was found in the archives of the Teutonic Knights and it says: "Vladislaus, rex Poloniae et Ungariae vivit in insulis regni Portugaliae". Furthermore Wawrzyniec Hederway, informed the imperial court that he received a letter dated October 1445 sealed with Vladislau's Royal Seal stating that he was on his way to Cyprus and planned to return to Poland. The descendants of Henrique Alemao proved to the Portuguese court in 1586 that they were descendants of the King of Poland.Colombo.bz (talk) 23:48, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Strange Claim
This strange and unsourced claim towards the end of the biography section..."(contemporary opinions, quoted by Jan Długosz, suggested that he was homosexual)." Can anyone shed some light on this claim? A link or source to Długosz's quotes or to anything related? Thanks. Otherwise I'm not sure if it belongs in the article. Dr. Dan (talk) 17:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

B-class review
This article is currently at start/C class, but could be improved to B-class if it had more (inline) citations. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk to me 23:27, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Picture
What's with the picture change? It's not like the new one is contemporary to his time or anything. I feel the Bacciarelli version fits better, it shows him as he is most famous (with a crown and in armor), and matches well with the other articles that have Bacciarelli paintings for the main image. § — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.68.72.98 (talk) 05:43, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Descent of Vladislaus I from Bela IV
The table at List of Hungarian monarchs notes that Vladislaus I (aka Władysław III of Poland) is a "fourth great-grandson of Béla IV". I've been poking around his genealogy a bit and don't see any obvious lines of descent from Bela to him -- it all seems to be Jagellions and Rurikids and even though I know the Arpads and Rurikids intermarried I can't find a direct link. Does anyone know what this refers to? --Jfruh (talk) 20:11, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 11 April 2021

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) Vpab15 (talk) 14:43, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Władysław III of Poland → Władysław III Jagiellon – This article is about a Polish King, the Supreme Duke of Lithuania, King of Hungary, and King of Croatia, so such title as "Władysław III of Poland" is misleading and exaggerates Poland for no reason. I suggest moving and renaming his article to Władysław III Jagiellon. This way he would be called identically as his brother Casimir IV Jagiellon, who inherited his titles after his death, and would be neutral, presenting himself only as a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. Name Władysław III Jagiellon is widely used in the English language texts (e.g. HERE). -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 13:48, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Firstly, the reasoning is faulty. It is by no means misleading to call him "Władysław III of Poland"; he was, after all, the third Władysław to rule as king of Poland. He was not the third Władysław to rule Lithuania. Secondly, Poland is not highlighted for no reason. It is in the title because it is the kingdom with which he is most commonly associated in English language historiography; see WP:SOVEREIGN, and compare with Charles I of England. Thirdly and most importantly, "Władysław III Jagiellon" is not the most common name for him in English language historiography. If anything, I would suggest moving to plain Władysław III, as it is unambiguous and concise (again per WP:SOVEREIGN). Surtsicna (talk) 15:28, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * He inherited the Lithuanian title by birth (as contrary to the Polish crown which he did not received automatically by birth as the eldest son of Jogaila as the Polish nobles firstly had to recognize him as King). The Jagiellonian dynasty (they are equally called as Gediminids as well, from whom nobody before Jogaila were crowned as Kings of Poland) is a Lithuanian dynasty from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which began ruling Poland, starting with Jogaila (who firstly began to rule as a Grand Duke of Lithuania). Just because X version is the more frequent version doesn't make the X as better. Instead, the right version must be used. Poland is incomparably larger than Lithuania, Hungary, Croatia (the latter three certainly do not cooperate to publish publications about Władysław III Jagiellon). Władysław is his baptismal name which is not connected with the Polish crown by no means. Jogaila (his father) was baptized as Władysław II Jagiełło since a pagan was not allowed to be crowned as a Catholic King of Poland, however his original (pagan Lithuanian) name is Jogaila. The Polish–Lithuanian unions were agreed as between equal partners, so calling a Lithuanian dynasty ruler as "of Poland" is absolutely inappropriate, therefore even the Polish Wikipedia do not use such name. Do not compare the Polish-Lithuanian rulers to something from England/Great Britain as England always was a clear dominant there. Although, if, for example, a English-French union was formed as between equal partners with one ruler he certainly would have not been called as "of England" or "of France" as it would have violated the equality of the union and torn it into pieces (though, I'm not sure if it happened before in English-French relations). So whatever the final decision will be: Władysław III or Władysław III Jagiellon, the removal of a tag "of Poland" from his name is a must in this case as it falsely denies the equality of Poland and Lithuania. One of the finest examples which showcases equality of Poland and Lithuania in this case is his 1438 Royal Seal: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_Warne%C5%84czyk_seal_1438.PNG as in it the Polish Eagle and coat of arms of Lithuania – Vytis (Pahonia) are positioned equally high above everything else (even the coat of arms of Hungary). -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 18:30, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Please spare us walls of patriotic text. This is not about his ethnicity. He is by far more commonly associated with Poland in English language (and general European) historiography. That is beyond any dispute. The "of Poland" suffix is merely there for concise disambiguation. It is not nearly as dramatic as you appear to see it. Surtsicna (talk) 19:29, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It is virtually incorrect and it was added by somebody who attempted to twist history or based his thoughts on poor sources. Read about equality between Poland and Lithuania at the article of the Union of Horodło of 1413, which was signed by Władysław III Jagiellon's father Jogaila: "The Lithuanian nobles and clergy were granted equal rights with the Polish nobility and clergy". The common Polish-Lithuanian rulers were neither "of Lithuania", neither "of Poland". There is a reason the Polish–Lithuanian unions culminated with the Union of Lublin of 1569 which created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (a dual state). It does not matter if it is dramatic or not as if it is incorrect - it must be removed. Such suffixes were not used historically, therefore they violate the Neutral point of view rule. -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 20:00, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * A vast majority of English-speaking (and European) historians name Władysław king of Poland first. This is not a diplomatic incident of any sort, and you are taking this too personally. Patriotism should be turned off when logging into Wikipedia. Surtsicna (talk) 20:34, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Suggesting to name a double-ruler in a neutral name is not patriotism, it's anti-patriotism which is according to the Neutral point of view. I see that you are pushing patriotic emotions here much more than myself, which violates NPoV. There are no other Władysław III monarchs anywhere in the entire world, so such suffix is just a result of over-patriotism by somebody. It does not matter if some pro-Polish historiography, written in English, calls it like that as they are not obliged to the NPoV rule, but we in Wikipedia are. -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 17:04, 12 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Oppose (not listed as "Jagiellon" in Polish Wikipedia) but would support [in order of preference] Władysław III Warneńczyk, per entry in Polish Wikipedia and britannica.com, or the name's Anglicized form Władysław III of Varna. The current main title header, Władysław III of Poland, as well as its short form, Władysław III, are both incomplete disambiguations since Władysław III Laskonogi, Anglicized as Władysław III Spindleshanks, was also a Polish monarch. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 19:20, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Warneńczyk (Anglicized as "of Varna") is a neutral name and I would support it as well. This historical title was given to him because he died in Varna, fighting the Ottomans (see: Battle of Varna). Bitannica.com is an excellent example of this name recognition. I never heard of Władysław III Spindleshanks, but now it is yet another argument why Władysław III of Poland cannot be named like that as it creates confusion between these two rulers and Władysław III Spindleshanks would be much more suitable for a title "of Poland" as he ruled Poland only. About "not listed as "Jagiellon" in Polish Wikipedia", well then the Polish Wikipedia has clear flaws as he was the biggest Jagiellon of all the Jagiellonians (the eldest son of Jogaila himself, who started the Jagiellonian dynasty branch of the Gediminids). --  Po  fk  a  (talk) 16:48, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * What does it matter what he is called on Polish Wikipedia? What authority does Polish Wikipedia have over this Wikipedia? Surtsicna (talk) 20:51, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * There is no authority, but it was used it as an example that even the neutral Polish historiography calls him as Warnenczyk (of Varna). This version of his name gained approval in this discussion as well. -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 10:35, 17 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Standard naming convention is currently used. Lembit Staan (talk) 05:44, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment. "Władysław III Jagiellon" isn't common at all, "Władysław III of Varna" is used far more often. However, current name is consistent with Wikipedia guidelines (see WP:SOVEREIGN). KtosKto64 (talk) 03:08, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: Both KtosKto64 (https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedysta:KtosKto64) and Lembit Staan (https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedysta:Lembit_Staan) are Poles, so by knowing it and reading their opinion it is clear that they do not attempt to seek Neutral point of view. The final decision must be done by a non-Pole, non-Lithuanian, non-Hungarian, non-Croatian. It is clear from this discussion that Wikipedians from other countries agree that the name should be changed into something else as "of Poland" is not accurate. -- Po  fk  a  (talk) 10:31, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * This project does not recognize ethnicity as defining the value of one's contribution or argument. This comment shows just how misguided this whole proposal is.Surtsicna (talk) 13:29, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You are using ad personam arguments and assuming bad faith. I have simply pointed out that current name fits Wikipedia guidelines − there are multiple examples of simmilarly named rulers who held multiple titles (Charles II of England, Philip II of Spain, Henry IV of France, Oscar I of Sweden, Coloman, King of Hungary etc.). Perhaps the best example would be Louis I of Hungary, who was also the king of Poland, Hungary and Croatia. KtosKto64 (talk) 00:44, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

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