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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.
- 22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457
- Elizabeth of Luxembourg
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.
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.
Jan 16, 2022 · Ladislaus the Posthumous, known also as Ladislas (22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457) (in Hungarian: László), was Duke of Austria, and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the posthumous son of Albert of Habsburg and Albert's wife, Elizabeth of Luxembourg.
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.
Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440–57, king of Hungary (1444–57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453–57). Ladislaus, duke of Austria by birth as the posthumous son of Albert of Hapsburg, duke of Austria and German king (see Albert II), was recognized (1443) as king of Bohemia by the majority of the Bohemian diet but was only ...
