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The ledger entry that doubled his revenue and bought him a crown
A boy king seizes a fractured Hungary and doubles royal revenue with a ledger entry-what did it cost him?
The ledger entry that doubled his revenue and bought him a crown
In this episode, we follow how Matthias Corvinus rose from a hostage to a king who rebuilt Hungary’s finances and power. We trace the decisions, reforms, and people that transformed a 250,000 florin treasury into 500,000, and ask what was sacrificed to make it happen.
Person: Matthias Corvinus
Date: 1458-1476 (early reign and fiscal reforms)
Location: Hungary (Buda, Danube)
Event: Reworking the tax system and administrative…
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