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Ladislaus V, more commonly known as Ladislaus the Posthumous (Hungarian: Utószülött László; Croatian: Ladislav Posmrtni; Czech: Ladislav Pohrobek; German: Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457), was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia.
Ladislaus the Posthumous: the child-king | Die Welt der Habsburger. The only male offspring of Albrecht V was born four months after his father’s unexpectedly early death, a circumstance that led to his byname 'the Posthumous'. Even at his birth Ladislaus united a range of claims in his person.
His only son, born in February 1440, became known as Ladislaus the Posthumous. Ladislaus' claim to the Duchy of Austria was acknowledged in accordance with Albert's testament. Under the influence and pressure of Oldřich II of Rosenberg, the Catholic nobles were also inclined to endorse Ladislaus' hereditary right to Bohemia.
Ladislaus ‘Postumus’. Duke of Austria (nominally from birth, de facto from 1452); as László V king of Hungary (crowned in 1440, not recognized by the Estates until 1444); as Ladislav I Pohrobek king of Bohemia (crowned in 1453). Born in Komorn (Komárom), Hungary on 22 February 1440. Died in Prague on 23 November 1457.
Ladislaus V, more commonly known as Ladislaus the Posthumous ( Hungarian: Utószülött László; Croatian: Ladislav Posmrtni; Czech: Ladislav Pohrobek; German: Ladislaus Postumus; 22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457), was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia.
Ladislaus the Posthumous was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the posthumous son of Albert of Habsburg with Elizabeth of Luxembourg. Albert had bequeathed all his realms to his future son on his deathbed, but only the estates of Austria accepted his last will.
Ladislaus concentrated his ambitions on Hungary and Bohemia, and in due course was crowned King of Bohemia in 1453. However, he died shortly afterwards, aged just seventeen. There were rumours that he had been poisoned, but the most likely cause of his death was bubonic plague.
