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Würm (Nagold)PlaceThe Würm is a river in Baden-Württemberg that rises south-west of Stuttgart and flows north-west through Weil der Stadt to join the Nagold at Pforzheim.
WürzburgPlaceWürzburg is a city on the Main river in Lower Franconia, Bavaria.
Würzburg ResidenceWork / monumentThe Würzburg Residence is the baroque palace of the prince-bishops of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany, built mainly between 1720 and 1744 to designs by Balthasar Neumann.
WurzenPlaceWurzen is a town on the Mulde east of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany.
Wushe IncidentRevolt · 1930The Wushe Incident (Musha Incident) was an uprising of Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule at Wushe (Musha) in central Taiwan in October 1930.
WusunPeople / groupThe Wusun were a nomadic people of Central Asia known from Chinese sources.- WuweiPlaceWuwei is a city in Gansu province in north-western China, on the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor.
- Wuyuan CommanderyPlaceWuyuan Commandery was a frontier commandery of Han China, created in 127 BCE on the great northern bend of the Yellow River, around modern Baotou in Inner Mongolia.
- WuzhilePersonWuzhile was the founder of Turgesh power in Central Asia.
- Wuzurg framadarInstitutionThe wuzurg framadar was the chief minister of the Sasanian Empire, often described as its grand vizier.
- WuzurganPeople / groupThe wuzurgan were the great noble houses of the Sasanian Empire, whose military power and regional authority the dynasty could not entirely suppress.
- WyandotPeople / groupThe Wyandot are an Indigenous people formed in the 17th century from Wendat and Petun refugees after the Iroquois destroyed their homelands in 1649-1650.
- WybalennaPlaceWybalenna was the settlement on Flinders Island, Tasmania, where the surviving Aboriginal Tasmanians were confined from 1833, later under George Augustus Robinson.
- Wyke–Cruz TreatyTreaty · 1859The Wyke–Cruz Treaty was signed in November 1859 by Britain, represented by Charles Lennox Wyke, and Honduras, represented by Francisco Cruz.
- Wærferth of WorcesterPersonWærferth was Bishop of Worcester from about 872 to 915, one of four Mercian scholars whom Alfred the Great brought to his court to revive learning.
Władysław I ŁokietekPersonWładysław I Łokietek, 'the Elbow-high', was a Piast duke of Kuyavia who spent decades fighting rival dukes, Bohemia and the Teutonic Knights for the fragmented Polish…
Władysław II JagiełłoPersonWładysław II Jagiełło, known in Lithuanian as Jogaila, was Grand Duke of Lithuania who became King of Poland after marrying Queen Jadwiga under the Union of Krewo of…
Władysław II of OpolePersonWładysław II of Opole, known as Opolczyk, was a Piast Duke of Opole in Silesia who served the Angevin kings as palatine of Hungary and governor of Galicia.- Władysław II of PłockPersonWładysław II of Płock was a Piast duke of Masovia who ruled the lands of Płock, Rawa, Gostynin and neighbouring districts jointly with his elder brother Siemowit VI…
- Władysław II the ExilePersonWładysław II the Exile was the eldest son of Bolesław III Wrymouth and, under his father's testament of 1138, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia.
Władysław III of PolandPersonWładysław III was king of Poland from 1434 and, as Vladislaus I, king of Hungary from 1440 until his death.
Władysław IV VasaPersonWładysław IV Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1632 to 1648.
Władysław OdonicPersonWładysław Odonic was a Piast Duke of Greater Poland who fought his uncle Władysław Spindleshanks for the duchy and won it after 1229.- Władysław of BytomPersonWładysław of Bytom was a Silesian Piast duke who ruled Koźle and Bytom in the first half of the 14th century.
- Władysław of DobrzyńPersonWładysław of Dobrzyń, called the Humpback, was a Kuyavian Piast duke and nephew of King Władysław the Elbow-high.
- Władysław of OpolePersonWładysław of Opole was a Piast Duke of Opole and Racibórz in Upper Silesia from 1246 to 1281.
Władysław SicińskiPersonWładysław Siciński was a deputy to the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Władysław the WhitePersonWładysław the White was the last Duke of Gniewkowo, of the Kuyavian branch of the Piast dynasty.
WłocławekPlaceWłocławek is a city in central Poland on the Vistula, in the historical region of Kuyavia.