Antonio Bonfini

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Statue of Bonfini in Budapest
Antonio Bonfini
Born1427
Died1502
Buda
OccupationPriest, canon, chronicler, historian
LanguageLatin
NationalityItalian
SubjectHistory of the Hungarians

Antonio Bonfini (Latin variant: Antonius Bonfinius) (1427‒1502[1]) was an Italian humanist and poet serving as a court historian in Hungary under King Matthias Corvinus during the last years of his career.[2]

Bonfini was commissioned by Matthias Corvinus to produce a work chronicling the History of Hungary. The book was named Historia Pannonica: Sive Hungaricarum Rerum Decades IV.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Antonio Bonfini: Rerum Hungaricarum decades". Bibliotheca Corvina Virtualis. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. ^ Lóránt Czigány: A History of Hungarian Literature / CHAPTER IIThe Renaissance in Hungary
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica article on Antonio Bonfini