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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.
Ladislaus V, more commonly known as 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.
Died in Prague on 23 November 1457. Born after the death of his father King Albrecht II, Ladislaus received the epithet of ‘Postumus’. Only a few weeks after his birth, the baby was crowned King of Hungary and made a ward of his uncle, the future Emperor Frederick III.
Aug 23, 2023 · Ladislaus the Posthumous (22 February 1440 – 23 November 1457) was Duke of Austria from 1440, King of Hungary (as Ladislaus V) from 1444 and King of Bohemia from 1453.[1][2] The only son of Albert II, King of the Romans and Elisabeth of Bohemia, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
- Madeleine de Valois
- February 22, 1440
- "Ladislav Posmrtni"
- Komárom, Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary
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.
Ladislas V was a boy king of Hungary and of Bohemia (from 1453), who was caught up in the feud between his guardian Ulrich, count of Cilli, and the Hunyadi family of Hungary. Ladislas was the posthumous only son of the Habsburg German king Albert II, who had also been king of Hungary and Bohemia.
