Zawisza the Black
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Zawisza the Black of Garbów, of Sulima coat of arms, was a Polish knight and nobleman who served as a commander and diplomat under Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło and Hungarian-Bohemian king Sigismu
Zawisza the Black in a detail of Jan Matejko's Battle of Grunwald
Golubac Fortress
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The Golubac Fortress was a medieval fortified town on the south side of the Danube River, 4 km downstream from the modern-day town of Golubac, Serbia and 2 km across the Danube from the village of Cor
Zawisza the Black
…king's apparent cowardice, he allegedly refused to retreat, saying, "There is no boat big enough to lift my honour." He was either killed in combat at Golubac or executed in Ottoman captivity. Zawisza was survived by his wife Barbara and their children…
Golubac Fortress
Main entrance and forward compound
Sigismund, King of Hungary
Stefan Lazarević, Despot of Serbia