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Beatrice of Aragon and Matthias Corvinus King Ferdinand of Naples

Corvinus had two wives. His first wife, Catherine of Poděbrady. was the daughter of Czech

king Juraj Poděbradský However, she died when she was only 14 years old. They did not have

any child. Beatrice of Aragon, the second wife and the daughter of King Ferdinand of Naples,
was the second wife of Corvinus. His connections with Florence, Milan, and other Italian states

and cultural centres reflected his interests in Italian art and humanistic culture.

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