Gábor believes the skull belongs to Matthias Corvinus, who ruled as king of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK BENEATH HISTORIC CITY: ...

Matthias Corvinus expelled Ottoman invaders and was a patron of science and culture. He founded the Bibliotheca Corviniana, one of the largest collections of secular books in Europe at the time.

Known as Matthias the Just, King Corvinus ruled Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490 and earned his moniker by creating a standing army, altering tax codes to be fairer and ushering in judicial re… ...

A new study has traced it to King Matthias Corvinus, a mid-15th century monarch, thanks to the skull’s resemblance to that of Corvinus’ illegitimate son.

An unidentified skull uncovered at a Hungarian basilica decades ago may belong to the legendary 15th century king Matthias Corvinus, a new study found. While further DNA tests are needed to ...

During the latest study where researchers reconstructed skulls found at the basilica found the one labelled I/10 bore a close resemblence to that of Matthias' illegitimate son János Corvinus.

Archaeologists believe they may have unearthed the skull of Hungary’s revered King Matthias Corvinus, though definitive confirmation is still pending. At the Székesfehérvár memorial site, the ...

Forget Yorick. Alas, poor Matthias! A skull unearthed in a medieval Hungarian church two decades ago may belong to legendary King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled the country for more than 30 years ...

An unidentified skull uncovered at a Hungarian basilica decades ago may belong to the legendary 15th century king Matthias Corvinus, a new study found.