Editing Władysław III of Poland (section)

===Legend of survival===

According to a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] legend Władysław survived the battle and then journeyed in secrecy to the [[Holy Land]]. He became a knight of [[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catharine of Mount Sinai]] (''O Cavaleiro de Santa Catarina'') and then settled on [[Madeira]].<ref name="museu_funchal">''[http://www.museuartesacrafunchal.org/arteflamenga/flamenga_pintura_img4.html São Joaquim e Santa Ana]'', Museu de Arte Sacra do Funchal.</ref> King [[Afonso V of Portugal]] granted him lands in the [[Madalena do Mar]] district of the Madeira Islands for life.<ref name="museu_funchal" /> He was known there as ''Henrique Alemão'' (Henry the German) and married Senhorinha Anes, with the King of Portugal acting as his best man.<ref>''Rei de Portugal, D. Afonso V, foi o seu padrinho de casamento'' – [https://web.archive.org/web/20011122093436/http://www.geocities.com/mare_sol2001/lenda_ladislau.htm A Lenda...] Henrique Alemão ou Ladislau III</ref> The marriage produced two sons. He established a church of Saint Catherine and Mary Magdalene at Madalena do Mar in 1471.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027155341/http://www.geocities.com/mare_sol2001/lenda_h_alemao.html Henrique Alemão]- Ladislau III da Polónia
Lenda ou História?</ref><ref>[http://www.diocesedofunchal.pt/portal/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=69&catid=6&Itemid=9999999 Diocese do Funchal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002202123/http://www.diocesedofunchal.pt/portal/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=69&catid=6&Itemid=9999999 |date=2 October 2011 }}, Igreja Santa Maria Madalena em Madalena do Mar.</ref> There he was depicted in a painting as [[Saint Joachim]] meeting [[Saint Anne]] at the Golden Gate on a painting by Master of the Adoration of Machico (Mestre ''da Adoração de Machico'') in the beginning of the 16th century.<ref name="museu_funchal" />