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Matthias I Corvinus

/ kɔːˈvaɪnəs /

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  1. Matthias I Corvinus?14401490MHungarianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?1440–90, king of Hungary (1458–90): built up the most powerful kingdom in Central Europe. A patron of Renaissance art, he founded the Corvina library, one of the finest in Europe Hungarian nameMátyás Hollósˈmaːtjaːʃ ˈhɔloʃ


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