Today we will talk a lot about Matthias Corvinus, the legendary renaissance king of Hungary whose library outshone that of the Medici in Florence and whose standing army was one of the greatest – and most expensive - military forces in 15th century Europe. Why are we talking about a Hungarian ruler in a series about the Habsburgs? Trust me, there is a good reason beyond it being a fascinating life story.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.windrep.org/Michel_Rondeau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michel Rondeau</a>&nbsp;under&nbsp;<a href="https://imslp.org/wiki/Flute_Sonata_in_E-flat_major%2C_H.545_%28Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel%29" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Common Creative Licence 3.0</a>.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog:&nbsp;<a href="https://historyofthegermans.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.historyofthegermans.com</a>If you wish to support the show go to: <a href="https://historyofthegermans.com/support-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support • History of the Germans Podcast</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HOTGPod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HOTGPod&nbsp;</a>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@history_of_the_germans_podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@history_of_the_germans_podcast</a>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hotgpod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hotgpod.bsky.social</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/history_of_the_germans/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">history_of_the_germans</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/germanshistory?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@germanshistory</a>To make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season. So far I have:<a href="https://podfollow.com/ottonians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ottonians</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/salian-emperors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salian Emperors and Investiture Controversy</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/salian-emperors-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fredrick Barbarossa and Early Hohenstaufen</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/salian-emperors-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frederick II Stupor Mundi</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/saxony-and-eastward-expansion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saxony and Eastward Expansion</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/the-hanseatic-league" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hanseatic League</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/the-teutonic-knights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Teutonic Knights</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/the-holy-roman-empire-1250-1356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356</a><a href="https://podfollow.com/1803590966" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Reformation before the Reformation</a>

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