Episode 7.9 - Matthias Corvinus

Matthias Corvinus became King of Hungary as it was beginning to deal with the Ottoman threat. He united the fractured kingdom, bringing powerful magnates to heel and creating a strong centralized state. He created a significant power in Southeast Europe that was able to hold of the Ottomans and take lands from the Holy Roman Empire.

Sources

• Janos Bak, A History of Hungary

• Miklos Molnar, A Concise History of Hungary

• Janos Bak, New Cambridge Medieval History, “Hungary: Crown and Estates”

Names Mentioned

• Albrecht of Habsburg

• Janos Hunyadi

• Ladislaus

• Miklos Ujlaki

• Sigismund

• Vladislaus