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	Matthias Corvinus
		Matthias I Hunyadi, King of Hungary, also known as Matthias Corvinus, a surname which he received from the raven (corvus) on his escutcheon, second son of János Hunyadi and Elizabeth Szilágyi, was born at Kolozsvár, probably on the 24rd of February 1443.
		Matthias consolidated his position by alliances with the dukes of Saxony and Bavaria, with the Swiss Confederation, and the archbishop of Salzburg, and was from that point the greatest potentate in central Europe.
		Matthias was a middle-sized, broad-shouldered man of martial bearing, with a large fleshy nose, hair reaching to his heels, and the clean-shaven, heavy chinned face of an early Roman emperor.
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	Matthias Corvinus of Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Matthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Corvinus Mátyás and Hunyadi Mátyás, Romanian: Matei Corvin) (February 23, 1443 (?) – April 6, 1490) was one of the greatest Kings of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490.
		Matthias was born in Kolozsvár (now Cluj) in Transylvania in 1443, the second son of John Hunyadi, a successful warlord who rose through the ranks of the nobility to become regent of Hungary.
		Matthias was educated in Italian and his fascination with the achievements of the Renaissance led to the promotion of Mediterranean cultural influences in Hungary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matthias_I_Corvinus_of_Hungary (950 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The later epithet Corvinus was coined by Matthias' biographer, the Italian Antonio Bonfini, who claimed that the Hunyadi family (whose coat of arms depicts a raven—corvus in Latin) descended from the ancient Roman gens of the Corvini.
		Matthias was educated in Italian, and his fascination with the achievements of the Italian Renaissance led to the promotion of Mediterranean cultural influences in Hungary.
		Matthias gained independence of and power over the barons by dividing them, and by raising a large royal army fekete sereg or the King's Black Army of Hungary of mercenaries, whose main force included the remnants of the Hussites in the Czech lands.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Matthias_Corvinus_of_Hungary (1236 words)

	Hungary’s Philosopher King Matthias Corvinus
		Matthias Corvinus, the philosopher king of Hungary (1458-90), who attempted to reconstruct the Hungarian state after decades of feudal anarchy, chiefly by means of financial, military, judiciary, and administrative reforms.
		Matthias’ political relations with the papacy and the Italian states were connected with the interests in Turkish wars.
		Matthias deserved his reputation, mentioned by contemporaries, for being "a friend of the Muses." The knowledge of many languages, classic Latin, modern humanistic ideas, and ancient books and the support of new art and science were all familiar to him since childhood.
	www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/EE/Hungary/Corvinus_lg.html (966 words)

	Matthias Corvinus of Hungary biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matthias Corvinus (Mátyás in Hungarian), (February 23 1443 (?) - April 26 1490) was one of the greatest Kings of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490.
		Matthias was born in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) in Transylvania in 1443 as the second son of John Hunyadi, a famous Transylvanian warlord of Vlach origin who led a number of successful military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
		Matthias was 15 when he was crowned King of Hungary and he soon learned the finesses of power from his mentor, the Italian Bonfini, regent of Hungary until his adulthood.
	matthias-corvinus.biography.ms (1113 words)

	Matthias Corvinus
		At the instigation of Czilley and his accomplices, who accused Ladislaus and Matthias Hunyadi of a conspiracy against King Ladislaus V, both were arrested, Ladislaus being executed, and Matthias being taken to Vienna to the court of the king.
		Matthias soon freed himself, however, from the regency of Szilagyi, and took the reins of government into his own hands.
		The treaty was confirmed by the Hungarian Reichstag and Matthias was crowned king in 1463.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/matthias_corvinus.html (1148 words)

	Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matthias Corvinus (February 23 1443 - April 26 1495) (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás, Slovak: Matej Korvín, Czech: Matěj Korvín, Romanian: Matei Corvin) was one of the greatest Kings of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1495.
		Mathias was born in Kolozsvár (in Transylvania, today Cluj-Napoca in Romania) in 1443 as the first son of János Hunyadi, a famous Hungarian warlord who led a number of successful military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire in his lifetime, leaving a secure, stabile kingdom to his son.
		Matthias annexed to Hungary Moravia, Silesia, Lusacia (all three 1468/1469/1479-1490) and Lower Austria (1477/1485-1491).
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Matthias Corvinus
		Matthias Hunyadi of a conspiracy against King Ladislaus V, both were arrested, Ladislaus being executed, and Matthias being taken to Vienna to the court of the king.
		Hungarian Reichstag and Matthias was crowned king in 1463.
		Matthias introduced reforms in the army, in finance, and in the administration of the courts and the law.
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	MATTHIAS CORVINUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matthias was born on Feb. 23, 1443, in Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj, Romania), the son of János Hunyadi, who was regent of Hungary from 1446 to 1452.
		Matthias introduced printing into Hungary; he brought Italian scholars to Buda, sent Hungarian students to Italian universities, and founded a university at Pozsony (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia).
		Between 1481 and 1485 Matthias waged a successful war against his old rival, Emperor Frederick, became the ruler of Austria, Styria, and Carinthia, and moved his capital to Vienna.
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	Corvinus Matthias - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Corvinus, Matthias (1443-1490), king of Hungary (1458-1490), the last native monarch to reign over all Hungary.
		During the 15th century Italian artists and scholars flocked to the court of King Matthias Corvinus and introduced the humanistic Renaissance into...
		Matthias Corvinus (Matthias the Just) (February 23 1443 – April 6 1490) was King of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490.
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	Matthias Corvinus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Maximilian, the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, was born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
		Hunyadi’s son Matthias Corvinus was elected King in 1458, despite strong opposition from partisans of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III.
		The Memorial Matthias Corvinus House is known as the oldest lay building in Cluj-Napoca, well preserved and having many functions along the time.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Matthias_Corvinus.html (196 words)

	King Matthias Corvinus
		Matthias (Mátyás) was a good-looking, fair-haired man, and at a young age was taught by some of the best scholars of the time and had become fluent in many languages such as Latin, Greek, German and several Slavic languages.
		Matthias was only 15 when he was elected the Hungarian king by the diet, though not crowned, on the 24th of January, 1457.
		Matthias was not lucky when it came to his private life.
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	Matthias: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		In the same year Matthias was recognized as head of the house of Hapsburg and as future Holy Roman emperor, as a result of Rudolf's illness.
		Matthias had already been forced to grant religious concessions to Protestants in Austria and Moravia, as well as in Hungary, when he had allied with them against Rudolf.
		Matthias, old and ailing, was unable to prevent a takeover by Maximilian's faction.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/matthias.jsp (1727 words)

	Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		His predecessor as the King of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, was previously a rival for the crown of Bohemia.
		The succession conflict was settled between 1478 and 1479 in the Peace of Olomouc, which allowed both Ladislaus and Matthias Corvinus to use the title "King of Bohemia." Ladislaus would reign in Bohemia proper, while Matthias gained Moravia, Silesia, and the two Lusatias.
		He was married four times, including his first with the widow of Matthias (Beatrice of Naples), and his fourth with Anne de Foix, who finally gave birth to his only surviving legitimate children, Anne and Louis.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ladislaus_II_of_Hungary_and_Bohemia (541 words)

	The Library of Matthias Corvinus, the King of Hungary
		Matthias joined this tradition, as can be seen also in the themes and the illustrations of his books, for example on this Petrarca - Dante codex of Paris, and on the Philostratus codex that is in Budapest (Országos Széchenyi Konyvtár).
		Matthias wanted him to be his follower on the throne, and this gesture serves for acceptance of Corvin's legitimacy.
		As it appears in the writing of the contemporaries of Matthias, the rapidity with which he joined to the most modern trend of his age, served not just political or personal purposes, but it was good for the whole country.
	www.fondazione-delbianco.org /inglese/relaz/buA4.htm (1360 words)

	Spotlight on Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Kingdom of Matthias Corvinus is a massive, devout nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare.
		Matthias Corvinus's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the korona.
		Matthias Corvinus is ranked 2nd in the region and 3,034th in the world for Most Pro-Market Nations.
	www.nationstates.net /-1/page=display_nation/nation=matthias_corvinus (164 words)

	Matthias Corvinus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Matthias won a reputation as a crusader against the Ottomans.
		Having conquered Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia, Matthias had himself crowned (1469) king of Bohemia, but was not recognized by the Bohemian diet.
		In 1478 peace was made: both Ladislaus and Matthias were to keep the title king of Bohemia; Matthias was to retain his conquests, which were, however, to revert to Bohemia after his death.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/MatthiaC.html (310 words)

	Magyar Pavilon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He levied a heavy tax burden on the peasantry, nevertheless in Hungarian folktales and popular memory, Matthias is renowned as a just king for his staunch defence of the serfs against the abuses of local landlords.
		Frederic was 48 years old and Matthias 20, and thus a Habsburg claim to the throne seemed a far-off, unlikely possibility.
		Relations between Frederic and Matthias deteriorated to such an extent that they went to war, and in 1485 Matthias occupied Vienna, took the title of Prince of Austria, and spent the last five years of his life governing his extensive empire from Frederic's former seat.
	www.idg.hu /expo/hosok_tere/gero/Matthias.html (544 words)

	King Mathias (Mátyás Corvinus) Hunyadi
		Because of the raven, King Matthias accepted the epithet Corvinus King Matthias (Mátyás) was born in Kolozsvár Transylvania.
		King Matthias organized his personal "select" forces called the Black Army, which comprised of 20 000 hussars (light horse soldiers or cavalry), 8 000 foot soldiers, 9 000 horse carriages, 200 river boats and an artillery brigade with about 100 cannons.
		King Matthias died 1490 at the young age of 47 and without accomplishing his dream ofeliminating the Turkish treat forever from Hungary and Europe.
	www.iearn.hu /balkans/bpeople/matyas.htm (599 words)

	MATTHIAS I - Online Information article about MATTHIAS I
		marriage was consummated, leaving Matthias a widower at the age of fifteen.
		Danube, unanimously elected Matthias Hunyadi king of Hungary, and on the 14th of February the new king made his state entry into Buda.
		interval between these peaces, Matthias, in self-defence, again made war on the emperor, reducing Frederick to such extremities that he was glad to accept peace on any terms.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MAR_MEC/MATTHIAS_I.html (2623 words)

	CHAPTER 1 OF HUNGARIAN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES IN CLEVELAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During the reign of King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), the son of János Hunyadi, the nation reached a zenith with regards to economic, cultural and military achievements.
		Matthias was a veritable renaissance man-as an outstanding military leader, administrator, an enlightened patron of the arts and linguist.
		Matthias founded a powerful standing army, the Black Army, and built a chain of fortresses in southern Hungary to counter attack by the Turks.
	web.ulib.csuohio.edu /Hungarians/pg018.htm (1239 words)

	Kolozsvar - LoveToKnow 1911
		In this square is situated the Gothic church of St Michael (1396-1432); in front is a bronze equestrian statue of King Matthias Corvinus by the Hungarian sculptor Fadrusz (1902).
		Other noteworthy buildings are the Reformed church, built by Matthias Corvinus in 1486 and ceded to the Calvinists by Bethlen Gabor in 1622; the house in which Matthias Corvinus was born (1443), which contains an ethnographical museum; the county and town halls, a museum, and the university buildings.
		A feature of Kolozsvár is the large number of handsome mansions belonging to the Transylvanian nobles, who reside here during the winter.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Kolozsvar (463 words)

	SCCG 2002 - History of Comenius University
		It was founded on June 27th, 1919 and follows the university tradition of the Academia Istropolitana, which was established in Bratislava by Matthias Corvinus, the Hungarian King, in 1467.
		Matthias Corvinus' reasons for establishing a new university included the following: to elevate the level of education, build a centralized monarchy, and eliminate utrakvistic influence of Prague University.
		Thanks to Matthias Corvinus, the Dominican order of priests stayed in Bratislava because he supported their strong position at the university.
	www.sccg.sk /pages/add_info/uk/uk_eng.html (1869 words)

	Hungary's glorious 15th-17th century exploits. - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matthias also knew that it had to all be under one government for it to be real unity.
		Matthias knew what Dracula and the Romanians were all about, and the other Balkan nations were uneasy in giving support with the Ottomans in charge.
		On his gravestone it said "Matthias is dead and justice has gone with him." This is very true because he had no heir and the kingdom divided and quickly fell apart and eventually succumbed to the Turks in 1526.
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	Csapodi Csaba: A Corvina Könyvtár története
		This double shield is usually referred to as the coat of arms of Matthias and Beatrice, but this is an error; it was not the joint coat of arms of the king and queen but that of the queen alone.
		In this respect Matthias and Beatrice faithfully followed the example of their predecessors: neither earlier nor later can the consort's arms be found in the seal of the Hungarian king; the queens, on the other hand, invariably used a seal uniting their own arms with those of the king.
		King Matthias must have felt it to be the highest moment of his triumph when he marched into conquered Vienna at the head of his eight thousand armed warriors on 1 June 1485.
	www.corvina.oszk.hu /studies/csapodi_eng.htm (10108 words)

	IWSSIP 2006 \| Conference Official Web Site
		Visegrád is famous for the remains of the early Renaissance summer palace of Matthias Corvinus and the medieval Citadel.
		At the end of the 15th century, King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary had the interior part of castle renovated.
		Between 1477-84 King Matthias Corvinus had the palace complex reconstructed in late Gothic style, but in the decoration of the architectural parts also the Italian Renaissance style was used, which appeared here for the first time in Europe outside Italy.
	cyberspace.mht.bme.hu /iwssip06/social.htm (970 words)

	CLUJ-NAPOCA, The Treasure City of Transylvania, Romania - The Memorial Matthias Corvinus House
		Matthias Corvin, the son of Iancu of Hunedoara (great voivode of Transilvania and governor of Hungary), was born here by chance, when his
		Since Matthias was born and spent a few of his first months of life here, the house was declared “The Memorial Matthias Corvinus House”.
		Later, at the beginning of the XX th century, the House hosted the Ethnographic Museum with the exhibition of the plans of the statue of Matthias Corvin in the center of the town.
	www.clujonline.com /places_of_interest/matthias_corvinus_house.htm (260 words)

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