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Antonio Bonfini

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Italian humanist and poet
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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) was an Italian humanist and poet serving as a court historian in Hungary under King Matthias Corvinus during the last years of his career.

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.

References

  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


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