Treaty of Brno (1478)
TheTreaty of Brnowas a draft to thePeace of Olomoucdeveloped in March 1478 inBrnoby the envoys ofMatthias CorvinusofHungaryand KingVladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungaryin an effort to end theBohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478).Corvinus accepted the accord and slightly modified it on 20 September 1478, which determined the division ofBohemianterritories. Based on the terms of the treaty, Vladislaus would cede the territories ofMoravia,Silesia,andLusatiato Corvinus. If Matthias perished, then Vladislaus was permitted to redeem these lands for 400,000florins.Moreover, both monarchs would be permitted to utilize the titleKing of Bohemia.However, only Matthias was required to address the other claimant as theKing of Bohemia.[1]
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- ^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.ISBN1-85043-977-X.