Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
| Vladislaus II | |
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| King of Bohemia | |
| Reign | 1471–1516 |
| Coronation | 22 August 1471 |
| Predecessor | George of Poděbrady |
| Successor | Louis |
| King of Hungary and Croatia | |
| Reign | 1490–1516 |
| Predecessor | Matthias Corvinus |
| Successor | Louis II |
| Born | 1 March 1456 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | 13 March 1516 (aged 60) Buda, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Burial | Székesfehérvár |
| Spouse |
Barbara of Brandenburg Beatrice of Naples Anne of Foix-Candale |
| Issue |
Anne, Queen of Hungary Louis II, King of Hungary |
| Dynasty | Jagiellon |
| Father | Casimir IV, King of Poland |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Austria |
Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav II,Władysław II or Wladislas II (1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516; Czech: Vladislav Jagellonský; Hungarian: II. Ulászló; Polish: Władysław II Jagiellończyk; Croatian: Vladislav II. Jagelović; Slovak: Vladislav II. Jagelovský), 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 Jagiellon, he was expected to inherit Poland and Lithuania. George of Poděbrady, the Hussite ruler of Bohemia, offered to make Vladislaus his heir in 1468. Poděbrady needed Casimir IV's support against the rebellious Catholic noblemen and their ally, Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary. The Diet of Bohemia elected Vladislaus king after Poděbrady's death, but he could only rule Bohemia proper, because Matthias (whom the Catholic nobles had elected king) occupied Moravia, Silesia and Lusatia. Vladislaus tried to reconquer the three provinces with his father's assistance, but Matthias repelled them.
Vladislaus and Matthias divided the Lands of the Bohemian Crown in the Peace of Olomouc in 1479. The Estates of the realm had strengthened their position during the war between the two kings. Vladislaus's attempts to promote the Catholics caused a rebellion in Prague and other towns in 1483, forcing him to acknowledge the dominance of the Hussites in the municipal assemblies. The Diet confirmed the right of the Bohemian noblemen and commoners to freely adhere either to Hussitism or Catholicism in 1485. After Matthias Corvinus seized Silesian duchies to grant them to his illegitimate son, John Corvinus, Vladislaus made new alliances against him in the late 1480s.
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