Crusade of Varna
Military campaign by European leaders to stop expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Central Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crusade of Varna was an unsuccessful military campaign mounted by several European leaders to check the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Central Europe, specifically the Balkans between 1443 and 1444. It was called by Pope Eugene IV on 1 January 1443 and led by King Władysław III of Poland, John Hunyadi, Voivode of Transylvania, and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
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King Władysław III of Poland in the Battle of Varna, by Jan Matejko | |||||||
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Władysław III † Fruzhin Julian Cesarini † | Murad II |
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The Crusade of Varna culminated in a decisive Ottoman victory over the crusader alliance at the Battle of Varna on 10 November 1444, during which Władysław and the expedition's papal legate Julian Cesarini were killed.