The Treaty of Brno was a draft to the

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developed in March 1478 in Brno by the envoys of

Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...

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and King

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas ( hu, II. Ulászló; 1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516), was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516, and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagi ...

in an effort to end the

Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) The Bohemian War (1468–1478) began when the Kingdom of Bohemia was invaded by the king of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus. Matthias invaded with the pretext of returning Bohemia to Catholicism; at the time, it was ruled by the Hussite king, George of ...

. Corvinus accepted the accord and slightly modified it on 20 September 1478, which determined the division of

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territories. Based on the terms of the treaty, Vladislaus would cede the territories of

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, and

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to Corvinus. If Matthias perished, then Vladislaus was permitted to redeem these lands for 400,000 florins. Moreover, both monarchs would be permitted to utilize the title ''King of Bohemia''. However, only Matthias was required to address the other claimant as the ''King of Bohemia''.Engel, p. 305. ''The division of the lands belonging to the Bohemian crown, which was made by the envoys of Mathias and Wladislas at Brno in March 1478, was accepted by the king of Hungary, with minor modifications, on 20 September. It was ratified by the two rulers on 21 July 1479 during the course of splendid festivities at Olomouc. According to the terms of the treaty, Wladislas was to retain the kingdom of Bohemia proper, while the greater part of the territory once ruled by the king of Bohemia, that is, Moravia, Silesia, and Lausitz, remained in Matthias's possession. Wladislas was entitled to redeem these domains for 400,000 florins after Matthias's death. Both rulers could use the title of king of Bohemia, but whereas Matthias was obliged to address his opponent as such, it was not to be the case the other way round. The peace treaty between Hungary and Poland had been signed somewhat earlier, on 2 April 1479, and thereafter until Matthias's death the three countries coexisted peacefully.''

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*Engel, Pál (translated by Tamas Palosfalvi). ''The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526''. I.B. Tauris, 2005. . {{Treaties of Hungary History of Brno 1470s in the Holy Roman Empire 15th century in Bohemia 1470s treaties Brno Treaties of the Kingdom of Bohemia 15th century in Hungary 1478 in Europe

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