Hunyádi, Mátyás

(1443 –1490), son of János Hunyadi, also known as Matthias Corvinus, was King of Hungary and of Croatia. After conducting several military campaigns, he became also King of Bohemia and Duke of Austria. With his patronage Hungary became the first European country, which adopted the Renaissance from Italy. As a Renaissance ruler, he established education institutions, patronized art and science, and introduced a new legal system in the Kingdom of Hungary.