sentences:  Thus the Black Army was far larger than the army of Louis XI of France, the only other existing permanent professional European army in the era.The death of Matthias Corvinus meant the end of the Black Army.The noble estate of the parliament succeeded in reducing the tax burden by 70–80 percent, at the expense of the country's ability to defend itself, thus the newly elected king Vladislaus II was not able to cover the cost of the army.