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Battle of Varna: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 10, 1444
Location Bulgaria • Varna
Participants Hungary • Ottoman Empire • Walachia

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The Death of King Wladyslaw II at Varna
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Key People

János Hunyadi
János Hunyadi
Hungarian general and governor
Murad II
Murad II
Ottoman sultan
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Władysław III Warneńczyk
king of Hungary and Poland

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