Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king (died 1490)

Matthias Corvinus

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490

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 Bohemia in 1469 and adopted the title Duke of Austria in 1487. He was the son of John…