Władysław III Spindleshanks

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This article refers to the 12th century Polish monarch. For the 15th century Jagiellon monarch, see Władysław III of Poland, and for other monarchs with similar names see Ladislaus III (disambiguation).

Władysław III Spindleshanks. Drawing by Jan Matejko.

Władysław III Spindleshanks (Polish: Władysław III Laskonogi; 1165? – 1231) was Duke of the province of Greater Poland and High Duke of all Poland, overlord of other Dukes, 1202-1206 and 1227-1228, during which periods he also was Duke of Cracow, the duchy customarily held by the overlord.

Wladyslaw became overlord of Poland in place of his cousin Leszek the White who was deposed. Wladyslaw then was himself deposed in favor of Leszek from the overlordship. Only after twenty years, and a couple of reigns in between, he succeeded to get restored.

Władysław was the son of Mieszko III the Old and his successor in their family part-realm of Greater Poland.

Monarchs of Poland
Piast dynasty>Piast:	Siemowit > Lestko \| Siemomysł \| Mieszko I \| Bolesław I the Brave \| Mieszko II Lambert \| Bezprym \| Mieszko II Lambert \| Casimir I the Restorer \| Bolesław II the Bold \| Władysław I Herman \| Zbigniew of Poland \| Bolesław III Wrymouth \| Władysław II the Exile \| Bolesław IV the Curly \| Mieszko III the Old \| Casimir II the Just \| Leszek I the White \| Władysław III Spindleshanks \| Mieszko IV Tanglefoot \| Konrad I of Masovia \| Henryk I the Bearded \| Henryk II the Pious \| Konrad I of Masovia \| Bolesław V the Chaste \| Leszek II the Black \| Henryk IV Probus \| Przemysł II
Přemyslid dynasty>Přemyslid:	Václav II \| Václav III
Piast dynasty>Piast:	Władysław I the Elbow-high > Casimir III the Great
Angevin:	Ludwik the Hungarian \| Jadwiga Angevin
Jagiellon dynasty>Jagiellon:	Władysław II Jagiełło > Władysław III of Varna \| Casimir IV Jagiellon \| John I Albert \| Alexander Jagiellon \| Sigismund I the Old \| Sigismund II Augustus
Free election>Elected:	Henryk III Walezy \| Anna Jagiellon \| Stefan Batory \| Sigismund III Vasa \| Władysław IV Vasa \| John II Casimir \| Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki \| Jan III Sobieski \| August II the Strong \| Stanisław Leszczyński \| August II the Strong \| Stanisław Leszczyński \| August III the Saxon \| Stanisław August Poniatowski

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Władysław III Spindleshanks

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