Matthias Corvinus
Matthias Corvinus (also Mátyás Corvin ; 23 February 1443 – 6 April 1490) was a king of Hungary and Croatia who reigned from 1458 to 1490. He was also king of Bohemia since 1469 and ruled the lands of Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia. Matthias adopted the title Duke of Austria.
As an avid reader and culture lover, he generously patronized arts. He invited many artists from Italian city-states (such as Galeotto Marzio ) and Western Europe were all invited to his royal palace and bestowed many gifts.
He spoke Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian and Latin well, and later studied German and Czechoslovak.
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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
George of Poděbrady and Matthias Corvinus—a painting by Mikoláš Aleš
Matthias's golden florin depicting Madonna and Child, and King Saint Ladislaus
John Jiskra of Brandýs—a picture by Mikoláš Aleš
Matthias's signature and royal stamp
Matthias's golden florin depicting King Saint Ladislaus and Matthias's coat-of-arms
Renaissance portrait of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, (marble relief by Giovanni Dalmata (attributed to), Benedetto da Maiano (previous attribution) 1476)
Conquests of Matthias Corvinus in Central Europe
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