The Castle of Csesznek lies in the Bakony between Győr and Zirc in the village of Csesznek. The castle was constructed after the Mongol invasion of Europe around 1263 in a period where many castles we
Csesznek Castle
Matthias Corvinus was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just". After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemi
Portrait by Andrea Mantegna
The house where Matthias Corvinus was born in Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Matthias Corvinus as a young monarch. Museum of Sforza Castle, Milan, Italy.
King Matthias' arrival in Buda – a painting by Henrik Weber