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The Croatian Nobility and King Matthias Corvinus: Between Cooperation and Confrontation

The rule of the Hungarian and Croatian king Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490) left a profound impact on his kingdom, on the region and on Europe as a whole. Croatia was no exception to this. This paper analyzes the relations among King Matthias, the Croatian magnate families, and lesser and middle nobility. One might conclude that the Croatian nobility gradually started to develop a specific border mentality, coupled with fear, anxiety and insecurity for the future in their homeland. It seems that Croatian society became confronted with multiple challenges that surpassed its ability to cope with them. King Matthias' part of blame was that, as in the rest of the kingdom, he left the country financially exhausted and the magnates dissatisfied with his rule. The fact that Croatia and its nobility got into serious trouble started to be clearly visible immediately after 1490.

Croatia; magnates; nobles; King Matthias; the Ottomans

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