Foreign Policy of King Matthias Corvinus from 1464 to 1490

Ovaj je članak drugi dio rada u kojem se istražuje vrlo kompleksna europska politika ugarsko-hrvatskoga kralja Matijaša Korvina. U ovom se dijelu razmatraju događaji od proljeća 1464. do 1490. godine. U prvom poglavlju članka autor obrađuje pokušaj organiziranja križarskoga pohoda Pija II. protiv Osmanlija 1464. i Matijaševe samostalne akcije radi učvršćivanja jugoistočnih granica kraljevstva. U drugom se poglavlju obrađuje razvoj Matijaševih odnosa s bivšim tastom Jurjem Podjebradskim koji je na kraju doveo do rata (1468–1471). U trećem je poglavlju dan kratak osvrt na pobunu plemstva protiv Matijaševe centralističke vladavine 1472. Četvrto se poglavlje bavi ratom za češko prijestolje (1471–1479) i ponovnim ratom protiv Fridrika III. (1477). U petom poglavlju autor daje kratki pregled Matijaševih odnosa s papinstvom, a u šestom pregled ratovanja s Osmanlijama tijekom sedamdesetih i osamdesetih godina XV. stoljeća. U sedmom poglavlju razmatraju se diplomatske akcije vezane uz traženje Matijaševe nove supruge te njegov brak s Beatricom Aragonskom. U osmom poglavlju autor se bavi Matijaševim ratom s Fridrikom III. za carsku titulu. Deveto je poglavlje posvećeno kraljevoj vanjskoj politici i diplomatskim aktivnostima s Venecijom i talijanskim državama tijekom osamdesetih godina. Deseto poglavlje daje pregled političkih aktivnosti tijekom posljednjih godina njegove vladavine. Jedanaesto poglavlje analizira Matijaševu vojsku. Rad završava kratkim pregledom posljednica kraljeve burne politike.This article is the second part of a longer paper in which the author reviews the very complex foreign policy of Hungarian-Croatian king Matthias Corvinus. In this paper the author analyses major events from Matthias’ coronation in the spring of 1464 until his sudden death in Vienna in the spring of 1490. The whole paper and analysis of events are based on research of various sources and literature. In the first chapter the author describes the failed attempt of Pope Pius II to organize a crusade against the Ottoman Empire in 1464 and Matthias’ own actions against the Turks with the main goal of strengthening his southeastern borders. In the second chapter the author analyses the conflict between Matthias and his ex-father-in-law, George of Poděbrady, and the war between them (1468–1471). In the third chapter the author gives a short overview of the uprising of magnates and the aristocracy against the central rule of King Matthias (1472). The fourth chapter deals with the war for the Bohemian throne from 1471 to 1479 and the war against Frederick III in 1477. In the next chapter the author gives a brief overview of the diplomatic relations between popes and Matthias Corvinus over a longer period of time, from 1464 to 1490. The main subject of the sixth chapter is the war against the Ottoman Empire during the seventh and eighth decade of the 15th century. In the seventh chapter the author describes Matthias’ search for his next wife and his marriage to Beatrice of Aragon. In the following chapter the author reviews Matthias’ new war against Frederick III for the title of the German Empire. The ninth chapter is a brief overview of Matthias’ foreign policy in the Italian states and Venice during the last decade of his life. The tenth chapter is dedicated to the final years of Matthias’ life. The next chapter analyses one of the most important segments of his foreign policy – his army. This article ends with short overview of the events which happened after the death of King Matthias and the consequences of his stormy policy