''Chronica Hungarorum'' (Chronicle of the Hungarians) is the title of several works treating the early

Hungarian history Hungary in its modern (post-1946) borders roughly corresponds to the Great Hungarian Plain (the Pannonian Basin). During the Iron Age, it was located at the crossroads between the cultural spheres of the Celtic tribes (such as the Scordisci, Boii ...

Buda Chronicle

A popular chronicle partly based on the ''Chronicon Pictum'' (entitled just ''Chronica Hungarorum'') was circulated in a printed form. It is also known as the '' Buda Chronicle''. It was produced in 1473 by András Hess and is the first

incunabulum In the history of printing, an incunable or incunabulum (plural incunables or incunabula, respectively), is a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed in the earliest stages of printing in Europe, up to the year 1500. Incunabula were pro ...

ever printed in Hungary (Buda, András Hess, 1473, 70 fol., 2º.) It relates the history of

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

from the earliest times to the coronation of

King Matthias 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 mi ...

. Eleven copies of the chronicle are known to survive, two of them in Hungary: one in the

National Széchényi Library The National Széchényi Library ( hu, Országos Széchényi Könyvtár) (OSZK) is a library in Budapest, Hungary, located in Buda Castle. It is one of two Hungarian national libraries, the other being University of Debrecen Library. History The ...

and another in the Budapest University Library.

Thuróczy Chronicle

The third chronicle entitled ''Chronica Hungarorum'', partly based on the ''

Chronicon Pictum The ''Chronicon Pictum'' (Latin for "illustrated chronicle", English language, English: ''Illuminated Chronicle'' or ''Vienna Illuminated Chronicle'', hu, Képes Krónika, sk, Obrázková kronika, german: Illustrierte Chronik, also referred to ...

'', was produced by

Johannes de Thurocz ("judge") , honorific_suffix = , image = Thuroczy elso lap.jpg , image_size = , alt = , caption = The first page of Thuroczy's chronicle , pseudonym = , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = , death_date = 1488 or 148 ...

() , the first layman known to have written a book in the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

. This work (

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

, 1488,

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

, 1488) presents events as seen by an educated nobleman. The chronicle is described in the article on the author. File:Thuróczy krónika - 1.jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - 2.jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - 3.jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - 4.jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - Mátyás király nagy birodalmi címere.jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - Attila király (4).jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - Szent László király (1).jpg File:Thuróczy krónika - Szent László király (2).jpg The images are listed in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle. {, class="wikitable" width="100%" ! width="30%" , Illustration ! width="70" , Description , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Mátyás király nagy birodalmi címere (2)

Thuróczy krónika - Mátyás király nagy birodalmi címere (2)

, The Great Coats of Arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary * The great coats of arms of King

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 mi ...

of Hungary of 1485 in the first page of the Chronica Hungarorum. The coat of arms of the countries of King

of Hungary and Queen

Beatrice of Aragon Beatrice of Naples (16 November 1457 – 23 September 1508), also known as Beatrice of Aragon ( hu, Aragóniai Beatrix; it, Beatrice d'Aragona), was twice Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia by marriage to Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II. S ...

. * In the center, the united coat of arms of

Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

and Beatrice: **

, quartered shield: 1: Hungarian double cross and trimount, 2: Hungarian Árpád stripes, 3:

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

, 4:

Hunyadi family The Hunyadi family was one of the most powerful Hungarian nobility, noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th century. A member of the family, Matthias Corvinus, was King of Hungary from 1458 until 1490, King of Bohemia (ruli ...

. ** Beatrice, quartered shield: 1–3: vertically in thirds: a: Hungarian Árpád stripes, b: Anjou lilies, c:

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, 2–4:

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

. * Clockwise in the outer circle: 1:

, 2:

Luxemburg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...

, 3:

Lower Lusatia Lower Lusatia (; ; ; szl, Dolnŏ Łużyca; ; ) is a historical region in Central Europe, stretching from the southeast of the German state of Brandenburg to the southwest of Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. Like adjacent Upper Lusatia in the sou ...

, 4:

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...

, 5:

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, 6: Galicia, 7:

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

, 8:

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

. , - ,

Thuróczy krónika - Szent László üldözi a leányrabló kunt

, Saint Ladislaus Chases the Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl * Two scene in one picture.

Saint Ladislaus Ladislaus I ( hu, László, hr, Ladislav, sk, Ladislav, pl, Władysław; 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091. He was the second son of King Béla I of Hungary and ...

is chasing and fighting a duel with a

Cuman The Cumans (or Kumans), also known as Polovtsians or Polovtsy (plural only, from the Russian language, Russian Exonym and endonym, exonym ), were a Turkic people, Turkic nomadic people comprising the western branch of the Cuman–Kipchak confede ...

warrior. The legends related to

, the events of the

Battle of Kerlés The Battle of Kerlés ( hu, kerlési csata) or Battle of Chiraleș, also known as the Battle of Cserhalom, was an engagement between an army of Pechenegs and Ouzes commanded by OsulMedieval chronicles wrote that the invaders were Cumans or Peche ...

in 1068 described in the chronicle and the scene of the girl kidnapping had a deep impact on posterity. The scene of the fight of the Christian king symbolizes the victory of Christianity over paganism. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Aranykeretes oldal

, Page With Golden Frame * Flower decorations in golden frame. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - A tárnokvölgyi csata

, Battle of the Tárnok Valley , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Attila király

, King Attila * King

Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...

. , - ,

, Árpád, the First Captain *

Árpád Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gy ...

, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Szabolcs

, Szabolcs, the Second Captain * Szabolcs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Gyula

, Gyula, the Third Captain * Gyula, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Künd

, Kund, the Fourth Captain *

Kund Kund is a village and one of the 51 Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country i ...

, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - , Thuróczy krónika - Lehel

, Lehel, the Fifth Captain *

Lehel Lehel ( hu, Lél; died 955), a member of the Árpád dynasty, was a Magyar chieftain and, together with Bulcsú, one of the most important figures of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. After the Magyar defeat at the Battle of Lechfeld, he was e ...

, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Vérbulcsú

, Vérbulcsú, the Sixth Captain * Vérbulcsú, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - ,
Thuróczy krónika - Örs

, Örs, the Seventh Captain * Örs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians. , - ,
Ladislaus I (Chronica Hungarorum)

, King Saint Ladislaus I *

External links

Bibliotheca Corviniana Digitalis – A Thuróczy-krónika

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