Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), King of Hungary (1458-1490), the last native monarch to reign over all Hungary. A patron of Renaissance art and learning, he was for a time the most powerful ruler in central Europe.
Matthias was born on February 23, 1443, in Kolozs?ar (present-day Cluj, Romania), the son of János Hunyadi, who was regent of Hungary from 1446 to 1452.
