Vladislaus II

Timeline

1. 1471–1490Prague · BohemiaAcceded in 1471 with the support of the Bohemian nobility; during his reign he had to balance noble factions and Church influence, and maintain political ties with Hungary and his Jagiellonian relatives in Poland.
2. 1490–1491Buda · HungaryAfter the death of Matthias Corvinus he became embroiled in the struggle for the Hungarian throne, defeating Maximilian's supported candidate in 1490 to become king. In 1491 he concluded the Treaty of Pressburg with the Habsburgs, trading dynastic marriage and territorial concessions for imperial recognition of his rule over Hungary.
3. 1492–1516Buda · HungaryIn the later reign the Ottoman threat intensified, and major setbacks such as the Battle of Krbava Field in 1493 weakened the frontier defenses. The king was mild-tempered and inclined toward compromise; the power of the noble estates rose, central authority remained limited, and the kingdom faced increasingly severe external pressures in the early 16th century.