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Also Known As Matthias Corvinus • Mátyás Hunyadi • Mátyás Corvin
Born February 24, 1443 • Cluj-Napoca • Romania
Died April 6, 1490 (aged 47) • Vienna • Austria
Title / Office king (1458-1490), Hungary
Notable Family Members son János Corvin

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