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Vladislaus II of Bohemia

He united the crowns of Bohemia and Hungary under the Jagiellons. The nobility’s growing influence limited his freedom of action in both kingdoms.

1456 – 1516KingJagiellon · ES

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Historical portraitVladislaus II in the Litoměřice AltarpieceMaster of the Litoměřice Altarpiece · 1509Public domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1 May 1456 Documented

Death: 13 March 1516 Documented

Role: King

Dynasty: Jagiellon · ES

Territories: Bohemia (ES) · Hungary (ES) · Croatia (ES) · Moravia (ES) · Silesia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

King · Bohemia · Reign Pending review1471–1516Effective rule

King · Hungary · Reign Pending review1490–1516Effective rule

King · Croatia · Reign Pending review1490–1516Effective rule

Margrave · Moravia · Margraviate Inferred1490–1516Effective ruleBrno and Olomouc are regional urban centres; they are not equated with the monarch’s exclusive ownership of Moravia and do not erase seigneurial or episcopal jurisdictions. Olomouc begins with the privilege of 1378 and is excluded during the documented Swedish and Prussian occupations.

Sovereign · Silesia · Government Inferred1490–1516Effective ruleThe enfeoffed princes and the bishop of Nysa retain their own governments. The area represents superior sovereignty; Schweidnitz-Jauer was incorporated in 1392. Greater Poland, Lusatia and Glatz are excluded. This does not derive from the imperial office.

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Casimir IV of PolandDocumentedElisabeth of Habsburg · ESDocumented

Partners

Anne of Foix-Candale · ESDocumented

Children

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary · ESLouis II of Hungary

Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Vladislaus II of Bohemia. Each title retains its own status.

Period

Governments in 1490

Crown of Saint Wenceslaus3 titles and offices
View titles and jurisdictions
- Bohemia · ESKing · Effective rule1471–1516
- Moravia · ESMargrave · Effective rule · Royal centres of Brno and Olomouc; regional authority over the margraviate, distinct from the full geography of the Bohemian title1490–1516 · Brno and Olomouc are regional urban centres; they are not equated with the monarch’s exclusive ownership of Moravia and do not erase seigneurial or episcopal jurisdictions. Olomouc begins with the privilege of 1378 and is excluded during the documented Swedish and Prussian occupations.
- Silesia · ESSovereign · Effective rule · Overlordship of the Bohemian crown over the Silesian duchies; not direct ducal possession1490–1516 · The enfeoffed princes and the bishop of Nysa retain their own governments. The area represents superior sovereignty; Schweidnitz-Jauer was incorporated in 1392. Greater Poland, Lusatia and Glatz are excluded. This does not derive from the imperial office.
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Corona regni Bohemiae), constituted by Charles IV in 1348 and placed under Saint Wenceslaus’s patronage: the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Margraviate of Moravia and the Silesian duchies effectively governed by this person. Provincial titles are retained; Prussian Silesia is not assigned to a Habsburg monarch. Source for this grouping
Crown of Saint Stephen2 titles and offices
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- Hungary · ESKing · Effective rule1490–1516
- Croatia · ESKing · Effective rule1490–1516
The kingdoms of the Hungarian crown and, before its eastern separation, the voivodeship of Transylvania. Each title retains its identity; an independent Transylvanian prince or an Ottoman tributary is not included merely because of a shared ruler or proximity. Source for this grouping

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

10 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1 May 1456
The authority record gives the birth as 1456-05-01.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Vladislav II., Böhmen, König · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
13 March 1516
The authority record gives the death as 1516-03-13.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Vladislav II., Böhmen, König · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)

FatherDocumented
Casimir IV of Poland
The authority record identifies Casimir IV of Poland (GND 118990217) as father.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Vladislav II., Böhmen, König · Relationships: father → GND 118990217
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
MotherDocumented
Elisabeth of Habsburg
The authority record identifies Elisabeth of Habsburg (GND 123396980) as mother.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Vladislav II., Böhmen, König · Relationships: mother → GND 123396980
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Anne of Foix-Candale
The authority record identifies Anne of Foix-Candale (GND 136913709) as spouse.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Vladislav II., Böhmen, König · Relationships: spouse → GND 136913709
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Governments (2/5 with a precise source)

GovernmentPending review
King · Bohemia · 1471–1516
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
King · Hungary · 1490–1516
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentPending review
King · Croatia · 1490–1516
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
GovernmentInferred
Margrave · Moravia · 1490–1516
Brno and Olomouc are regional urban centres; they are not equated with the monarch’s exclusive ownership of Moravia and do not erase seigneurial or episcopal jurisdictions. Olomouc begins with the privilege of 1378 and is excluded during the documented Swedish and Prussian occupations.
Brno City Archives · Brno v minulosti a dnes 4 · Taxation of Moravian royal towns: Brno, Znojmo, Jihlava and Olomouc; interregnum, 1439–1453; Ladislaus took over government at Brno in summer 1453; Matthias exercised authority from the war of 1468–1469; reunification under Vladislaus in 1490.City of Olomouc · history of the city · Jobst’s privilege in 1378; loyalty to Sigismund; election of Corvinus in 1469 and agreement of 1479; Frederick of the Palatinate in 1620; Swedish occupation, 1642–1650, and Prussian occupation, 1741–1742; royal confirmation by Maria Theresa in 1762.Olomouc Municipal Archives · original charter of Jobst · Olomouc District Archive, City Archive collection, Charters, inventory 37: Margrave Jobst’s permission of 1378 to build a town hall and merchants’ hall.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·
GovernmentInferred
Sovereign · Silesia · 1490–1516
The enfeoffed princes and the bishop of Nysa retain their own governments. The area represents superior sovereignty; Schweidnitz-Jauer was incorporated in 1392. Greater Poland, Lusatia and Glatz are excluded. This does not derive from the imperial office.
City of Wrocław · history · The Duchy of Wrocław (Breslau) was incorporated into the Crown of Bohemia in 1335 after the death of Henry VI; Habsburg from 1526; Prussian conquest in 1741.Głogów County · institutional history · A fief of the Crown from 1329–1331; a hereditary territory of the Crown de facto in 1488 and formally in 1508; Habsburg from 1526; Prussian from 1742. The record begins in 1508 to exclude the earlier Jagiellonian princely governments.Homann · Ducatus Silesiae, 1716 · David Rumsey Collection · Regional map of Upper and Lower Silesia and its duchies. Crown sovereignty is distinguished from each prince’s local government.German Historical Institute · Growth of the Habsburg Empire, 1282–1918 · Map of acquisitions: Austria and Styria in 1282, Carinthia in 1335, Tyrol in 1363, Bohemia and Silesia in 1526, Hungary in 1699 and the Banat in 1718. Imperial office did not confer dominion over all imperial states.
Reviewed on 2026-10-07 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (2)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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