The struggle between Hungary’s young king and…

December 1458 CE

The struggle between Hungary’s young king and the magnates, reinforced by Matthias's own uncle and guardian Szilágyi, has been acute throughout 1458, but Matthias, who began by deposing Garai and dismissing Szilágyi, and then proceeded to levy a tax, without the consent of the Diet, in order to hire mercenaries, has easily prevailed, recovering the Golubac Fortress from the Ottomans, successfully invading Serbia, and reasserting the suzerainty of the Hungarian crown over Bosnia.

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Budapest Budapest Hungary View →

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Ladislaus Garai View → Matthias Corvinus View → Michael Szilágyi View →

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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of View → Austria, Archduchy of View → Bohemia, Kingdom of View → Hungary, Kingdom of View → Bosnia, Kingdom of View → Poland of the Jagiellonians, Kingdom of View → Hussites View → Serbian Despotate View → Holy Roman Empire View → Ottoman Empire View →

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Renaissance Papacy View → Byzantine-Ottoman Turk War of 1453-61 View →

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Weapons View →

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