"The storming of Stuhlweißenburg, 1490" Topic
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Tango01  | 06 Sep 2023 4:51 p.m. PST |
"…The Hungarian King, Matthias Corvinus, famously the leader of the Hungarian "Black Army", died in Vienna on 6 April 1490. He had taken the city on 1 June 1485, entering in triumph at the head of 8,000 of his veteran troops after campaigning successfully against the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III. Corvinus's death less than 5 years after his victory led to fighting in Hungary between the forces of his illegitimate son, John Corvinus, and King Vladislaus of Bohemia, both men seeking the throne. Frederick III's son , Maximilian I, proclaimed "King of the Romans" by his father in 1486, saw an opportunity caused by the instability in Hungary. In July of 1490 he began a campaign to reclaim the lands his father had lost to the Hungarians. Maximilian recaptured fortresses and towns through a series of sieges and entered Vienna in August…"
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Puster  | 10 Sep 2023 3:33 p.m. PST |
If only Maximilian had the time to go to the Bretagne and marry Anne there. The world would have been different, and these two would have made an intriguing couple. Alas, history cannot be changed. So lets take Stuhlweißenburg! |
| Tango01 | 11 Sep 2023 3:24 p.m. PST |
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