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Matthius black army occupation

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Most people liked him, except those who strongly opposed his policies. He was a strong leader and his country benefited from it.

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Matthius Corvinus of Hungary attempted to reconstruct the Hungarian State after decades of feudal anarchy, chiefly by means of financial, military, judiciary, and administrative reforms. When he was elected king, it became the first time in medieval Hungarian history that a member of the nobility, without dynastic ancestry and relationship, mounted the royal throne. He did everything he could to increase state incomes and to improve the modern elements of his army and his warfare. One of his first steps was a reform of finances and taxes (1467), ending special exemptions to large proprietors. A few years later the treasury was developed into a well-organized office, collecting regularly the “extraordinary” taxes. Many people disagreed with his policies, but Matthias always succeeded, by force and diplomacy, in calming the opposition and in reestablishing, even reinforcing, the political and social conditions of his sovereignty. Successes in foreign politics, diplomacy, and warfare contributed to the stabilization of his own authority and his country’s position. His diplomacy grew more active during the second and third decades of his reign. He maintained constant diplomatic relations with the papacy, with Venice, Naples, and other Italian states and repeatedly exchanged ambassadors with France, Burgundy, Switzerland, and many German territories.