Vladislaus II, King of Bohemia and Hungary

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1. c. 1456–1461Kraków · PolandSon of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Habsburg, received a noble education at the Kraków court, and was regarded as one of the core heirs in the Jagiellonian marriage network.
2. 1461–1470Kraków · PolandDuring this decade he accompanied his father in diplomatic activities concerning the war against the Teutonic Knights, and became a leading candidate for the Bohemian throne after the death of George of Poděbrady; in 1468 he married Barbara of Brandenburg, consolidating a Central European marriage alliance.
3. 1471–1516Buda · HungaryElected King of Bohemia in 1471, maintaining a fragile balance between the Hussites and Catholics; inherited Hungary after the death of Matthias in 1490, placating the nobles with lenient policies while state power gradually declined; died in Buda in 1516.