Matthias Corvinus
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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
Ladislaus the Posthumous
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Ladislaus the Posthumous, known as Ladislaus V, was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the posthumous son of Albert II of Germany with Elizabeth of Luxembourg. Albert had
Matthias Corvinus
…Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary, who died in 1456. In 1457, Matthias was imprisoned along with his older brother, Ladislaus Hunyadi, on the orders of King Ladislaus the Posthumous. Ladislaus Hunyadi was executed, causing a rebellion that forced King Ladislaus to flee Hungary. After the King died unexpectedly, Matthias's uncle…
Anonymous painting, 1457
Ladislaus's parents, Albert II of Germany and Elizabeth of Luxembourg pray
Ladislaus the Posthumous
The seal of Ulrich II, Count of Celje, who was Ladislaus's kisman and close advisor