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Reign of Vladislaus II over Poland and Hungary (1490s)

Type Event Region Central Europe Time 1490–1499

In the 1490s, Vladislaus II (Jagiellon), king of Poland and Hungary, ruled Bohemia and Hungary jointly, integrating the nobility and stabilizing roya…

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  1. 1490Buda · HungaryAfter the death of Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, Vladislaus, with noble support, defeated the rival backed by Maximilian and was elected king of Hungary in 1490, beginning the dual Polish-Hungarian rule.
  2. 1491–1495Prague · BohemiaVladislaus used Prague and Buda as dual capitals, reached compromises with the Austrian Habsburgs through treaties such as the Treaty of Pressburg, and traded conciliatory policies for noble support, stabilizing Jagiellonian rule in Bohemia since 1471 and integrating Hungarian parliamentary politics.
  3. 1496–1499Moravia · MoraviaIn the late 1490s, Vladislaus continued to govern both kingdoms through parliamentary consultation, maintaining a complex balance with Polish relatives and the Habsburgs, while Moravia and other regions were brought under stable administration. His reign set the tone for the succession of his son Louis II in 1516 and the Central European situation before the Battle of Mohács in 1526.

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