Matthias Corvinus

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Matthias Corvinus was a 15th-century King of Hungary renowned for his military successes, humanist patronage, and efforts to modernize and centralize his realm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bohemia
King of Croatia
King of Hungary
Renaissance ruler
human
king
monarch
alsoKnownAs Hunyadi Mátyás
linked to: Matthias Corvinus

Matthias I
Matthias Rex
Matthias the Just
Mátyás Hunyadi
linked to: Matthias Corvinus
birthDate 1443-02-23
birthPlace Kingdom of Hungary
Kolozsvár
present-day Cluj-Napoca
claimedTitle King of the Romans
conflict wars against Bohemia
wars against the Holy Roman Empire
wars against the Ottoman Empire
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary
deathDate 1490-04-06
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
era 15th century
familyName Hunyadi
linked to: János Hunyadi
father John Hunyadi
linked to: János Hunyadi
givenName Matthias
house House of Hunyadi
knownFor centralization of royal power
creating the Black Army of Hungary
military reforms
patronage of the Renaissance
languageSpoken Hungarian
Latin
legacy one of Hungary's most renowned kings
militaryUnitFounded Black Army of Hungary
mother Erzsébet Szilágyi
movement Renaissance humanism
nobleFamily Hunyadi family
notableWork Bibliotheca Corviniana
occupation military leader
ruler
patronage Renaissance art
Renaissance literature
humanist scholars
predecessor Ladislaus the Posthumous
reignEnd 1490
reignStart 1458
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Ladislaus Hunyadi
linked to: János Hunyadi
spouse Beatrice of Naples
Catherine of Poděbrady
successor Vladislaus II of Hungary
title Duke of Austria
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary and Croatia
linked to: King of Hungary

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Kingdom of Hungary notableRuler Matthias Corvinus
Heroes' Square featuresStatueOf Matthias Corvinus
Regiomontanus employer Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus alsoKnownAs Mátyás Hunyadi
linked to: Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus alsoKnownAs Hunyadi Mátyás
linked to: Matthias Corvinus
Hunyadi family notableMember Matthias Corvinus
Hunyadi family producedMonarch Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary
linked to: Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Church namedAfter King Matthias Corvinus
linked to: Matthias Corvinus
Hősök tere, Budapest hasStatueOf Matthias Corvinus
János Hunyadi child Matthias Corvinus
János Hunyadi successor Matthias Corvinus