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Matthias Corvinus

1443 - 1490

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Matthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás; Romanian: Matia/Matei Corvin; Croatian: Matija/Matijaš Korvin; Slovak: Matej Korvín; Czech: Matyáš Korvín; 23 February 1443 – 6 April 1490) 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 Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary, who died in 1456. In 1457, Matthias was imprisoned along with his older brother, Ladislaus Hunyadi, on the orders of King Ladislaus the Posthumous. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias Corvinus is the 483rd most popular politician (down from 234th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 5th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Matthias Corvinus is most famous for his military success and his patronage of the arts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Matthias Corvinus ranks 483 out of 19,576. Before him are Isaias Afwerki, Qianlong Emperor, Philip V of Spain, Mehmed V, Joachim Murat, and Sigismund III Vasa. After him are Kanishka, Scorpion II, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Amin al-Husseini, Guy of Lusignan, and Chagatai Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Matthias Corvinus ranks 4. Before him are Pope Julius II, Donato Bramante, and Lady Margaret Beaufort. After him are Askia Mohammad I, Magdalena of France, Rodolphus Agricola, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Girolamo Riario, Pedro Arias Dávila, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Gilbert, Count of Montpensier. Among people deceased in 1490, Matthias Corvinus ranks 1. After him are Carlo Crivelli, Charles I, Duke of Savoy, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, Hans Talhoffer, Catherine of Foix, Countess of Candale, and Pedro Tafur.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Matthias Corvinus ranks 12 out of 1,077. Before him are Elizabeth Báthory (1560), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), and Ignaz Semmelweis (1818). After him are Miklós Horthy (1868), Harry Houdini (1874), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Leo Szilard (1898), and Imre Kertész (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Matthias Corvinus ranks 4. Before him are Gaiseric (389), Louis II of Hungary (1506), and Stephen I of Hungary (975). After him are Miklós Horthy (1868), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Nagy (1896), Árpád (845), John Zápolya (1487), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440).

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