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Vladislaus II of Hungary
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Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas, was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516 and King of Hungary and of Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was expected to inherit Poland and Lithuania. George of Poděbrady, the Hussite ruler of Bohemia, offered to make Vladislaus his heir in 1468. George needed Casimir's support against the rebellious Catholic noblemen and their ally King of Hungary Matthias Corvinus. The Diet of Bohemia elected Vladislaus king after George's death, but he could rule only Bohemia proper because Matthias, whom the Catholic nobles had elected king, occupied Moravia, Silesia and both Lusatias. Vladislaus tried to reconquer the four provinces with his father's assistance but was repelled by Matthias.
Fresco from walls of the St. Wenceslas Chapel in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague (1508)
Rey de Bohemia. An ideal portrait of Vladislaus Jagiellon, depicted as the King of Bohemia and "Arch-Cupbearer of the Empire" on fol. 33r of Portugues
Rey de Bohemia. An ideal portrait of Vladislaus Jagiellon, depicted as the King of Bohemia and "Arch-Cupbearer of the Empire" on fol. 33r of Portuguese armorial Livro do Armeiro-Mor (1509)
Kutná Hora was the medieval center of silver mining and the second richest town of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Kutná Hora was the medieval center of silver mining and the second richest town of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Vladislav Hall within the Prague Castle
Vladislav Hall within the Prague Castle
Hussites
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The Hussites were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, a part of the Bohemian Reformation.
Execution of Jan Hus (1415) that sparked outrage in the Kingdom of Bohemia
The Hussite Wagenburg
The Hussite Wagenburg
Recreation of Hussite pavise from an original in the Museum of Prague
Recreation of Hussite pavise from an original in the Museum of Prague
Painting celebrating the Catholic victory at the Battle of White Mountain (1620). In the coming years, Bohemia and Moravia were converted from Hussiti
Painting celebrating the Catholic victory at the Battle of White Mountain (1620). In the coming years, Bohemia and Moravia were converted from Hussitism to Roman Catholicism by the Habsburgs.