Chronica Hungarorum

Chronica Hungarorum (Chronicle of the Hungarians) is the title of several works treating the early Hungarian history.

Buda Chronicle

A popular chronicle partly based on the Chronicon Pictum (entitled just Chronica Hungarorum) was circulated in a printed form. It is also known as the Buda Chronicle. It was produced in 1473 by András Hess and is the first incunabulum ever printed in Hungary (Buda, András Hess, 1473, 70 fol., 2º.)

It relates the history of Hungary from the earliest times to the coronation of King Matthias. Eleven copies of the chronicle are known to survive, two of them in Hungary: one in the National Széchényi Library and another in the Budapest University Library.

Thuróczy Chronicle

The third chronicle entitled Chronica Hungarorum, partly based on the Chronicon Pictum, was produced by Johannes de Thurocz (Hungarian: Thuróczi János) c. 1435-90, the first layman known to have written a book in the Kingdom of Hungary. This work (Brno, 1488, Augsburg, 1488) presents events as seen by an educated nobleman. The chronicle is described in the article on the author.

The images are listed in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle.

Illustration	Description
The Great Coats of Arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary	The Great Coats of Arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary The great coats of arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary of 1485 in the first page of the Chronica Hungarorum. The coat of arms of the countries of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and Queen Beatrice of Aragon. In the center, the united coat of arms of Matthias and Beatrice: Matthias, quartered shield: 1: Hungarian double cross and trimount, 2: Hungarian Árpád stripes, 3: Bohemia, 4: Hunyadi family. Beatrice, quartered shield: 1–3: vertically in thirds: a: Hungarian Árpád stripes, b: Anjou lilies, c: Jerusalem, 2–4: Aragon. Clockwise in the outer circle: 1: Bohemia, 2: Luxemburg, 3: Lower Lusatia, 4: Moravia, 5: Austria, 6: Galicia, 7: Silesia, 8: Dalmatia.
Saint Ladislaus Chases the Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl	Saint Ladislaus Chases the Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl Two scene in one picture. Saint Ladislaus is chasing and fighting a duel with a Cuman warrior. The legends related to Saint Ladislaus, the events of the Battle of Kerlés in 1068 described in the chronicle and the scene of the girl kidnapping had a deep impact on posterity. The scene of the fight of the Christian king symbolizes the victory of Christianity over paganism.
Page With Golden Frame	Page With Golden Frame Flower decorations in golden frame.
Battle of the Tárnok Valley	Battle of the Tárnok Valley
King Attila	King Attila King Attila.
Árpád, the First Captain	Árpád, the First Captain Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Szabolcs, the Second Captain	Szabolcs, the Second Captain Szabolcs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
Gyula, the Third Captain	Gyula, the Third Captain Gyula, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
Kund, the Fourth Captain	Kund, the Fourth Captain Kund, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
Lehel, the Fifth Captain	Lehel, the Fifth Captain Lehel, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
Vérbulcsú, the Sixth Captain	Vérbulcsú, the Sixth Captain Vérbulcsú, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
Örs, the Seventh Captain	Örs, the Seventh Captain Örs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians.
King Saint Ladislaus	King Saint Ladislaus I Saint Ladislaus.

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