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Matthias Corvinus

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Matthias Corvinus (c. 1440–1490)

King of Hungary from 1458. His aim of uniting Hungary, Austria, and Bohemia involved him in long wars with Holy Roman emperor Frederick III and the kings of Bohemia and Poland, during which he captured Vienna (1485) and made it his capital. His father was János Hunyadi.
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Hunyadi's son, Matthias Corvinus, successfully finished off the Turks, conquered Austria, Moravia, and other territories, and made Hungary once again the premier power of the entire region.
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