What is Matthias Corvinus?
[[File:Matthias_Corvinus.jpg|right|thumb| Matthias Corvinus]] '''Matthias Corvinus''' (also '''Mátyás Corvin''' ; 23 February 1443 – 6 April 1490) was [[King of Hungary|a king]] of [[Hungary]] and [[Croatia]] who reigned from 1458 to 1490. He was also [[Vua Bohemia|king of]] [[Bohemia]] since 1469 and ruled the lands [[Moravia|of Moravia]], [[Silesia]], and [[Lusatia]]. Matthias adopted the title [[Archduke of Austria|Duke of Austria]]. [[File:HUF_1000_1998_obverse.jpg|thumb| Front of the Hungarian 1,000 forint banknote (1998) - bearing the image of '''Matthias Corvinus''']] As an avid reader and culture lover, he generously patronized arts. He invited many artists from [[Các thành bang Ý|Italian city-states]] (such as [[Galeotto Marzio]] ) and [[Western Europe]] were all invited to his royal palace and bestowed many gifts. He spoke [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]] and [[Latin]] well, and later studied [[German language|German]] and [[Czechoslovak language|Czechoslovak]]. == Other websites == {{BD|1443|1490}}{{bio-stub}} [[Category:History of Hungary]]