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 (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.
