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===Childhood, 1424–1431=== {{see also|Jagiellonian dynasty}} [[File:Baptism of Władysław III of Poland 18 02 1425.PNG|thumb|Baptism of Władysław III (1425) at [[Wawel Cathedral]] in [[Kraków]] as imagined by [[Jan Matejko]].]] Władysław was born in [[Kraków]] on 31 October 1424, the first-born son of [[Władysław II Jagiełło]] (his pagan name was Jogaila) and [[Sophia of Halshany]], both of whom were [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]] in origin.{{sfn|Murray|2006|page=686}}{{sfn|Spórna|Wierzbicki|Wygonik|2004|page=468}} His father was already an elderly man, having outlived three of [[Władysław II Jagiełło#Succession and death|his consorts]], and the birth of a male successor was widely regarded as a miracle.{{sfn|Spórna|Wierzbicki|Wygonik|2004|page=468}} He was baptised at [[Wawel Cathedral]] in mid-February 1425 by [[Wojciech Jastrzębiec|Wojciech Jastrzębiec, Bishop of Gniezno]] and [[Primate of Poland]].{{sfn|Korytkowski|1883|page=131}} It took place in the presence of [[Andrzej Łaskarz|Andrzej Łaskarz Laskary, Bishop of Poznań]] and [[Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)|Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Bishop of Kraków]] as well as statesmen and royal emissaries from the surrounding realms.{{sfn|Korytkowski|1883|page=131}}{{sfn|ZPE}} The ceremony was unequivocally grandiose; the most probable day of the [[baptism]] is 18 February, though this continues to be contested by historians and various sources.{{sfn|Michalik|Małecki|Kurz|1996|page=59}} In 1427, the [[Szlachta|Polish nobility]] initiated anti-[[Jagiellonian dynasty|Jagiellonian]] opposition and attempted to have Jogaila's sons declared illegitimate to the Polish throne as they possessed no blood relation to their [[Piast dynasty|Piast]] and [[Capetian House of Anjou|Anjou]] predecessors. In the same year, Queen Sophia was accused of [[adultery]], which aggravated the conflict.{{sfn|Duczmal|1996|pages=277, 427}} Despite the agreements signed between Jogaila and the [[magnates]] to ensure the succession for his sons, the opposing faction opted for [[Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg|Frederick II of Brandenburg]], who was betrothed to [[Hedwig Jagiellon (1408–1431)|Hedwig Jagiellon]], Jogaila's daughter by his second wife.{{sfn|Duczmal|1996|page=277}} However, the conspiracy was resolved by the death of the princess in December 1431, rumoured to have been poisoned by Sophia.{{sfn|Duczmal|1996|page=277}}
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