Chronica Hungarorum
Chronica Hungarorum (Latin: "Chronicle of the Hungarians") (Hungarian: A magyarok krónikája) is the title of several works treating the early and medieval Hungarian history.

Buda Chronicle
The Buda Chronicle is a medieval chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from the 15th century, it was written in Latin. The original title is: Chronica Hungarorum ( "Chronicle of the Hungarians"). The chronicle is partly based on the Chronicon Pictum. It was produced in 1473 in Buda by András Hess and is the first incunabulum ever printed in Hungary.
It relates the history of Hungary from the earliest times to the coronation and victories of King Matthias of Hungary. 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 Chronica Hungarorum ( "Chronicle of the Hungarians") was written by Johannes Thuróczy (Latin: Johannes de Thurocz, Hungarian: Thuróczi János, c. 1435–1489). At the 1480–1490s years, three Hungarian histories were written in the environment of the Hungarian royal court, by Johannes Thuróczy, Pietro Ranzano and Antonio Bonfini. The Thuróczy Chronicle rooted in the tradition of medieval Hungarian chronicles. Johannes Thuróczy accomplished the career of the contemporaneous literates of Law, and in the last years of his life he was the judge of the court of the king’s personal presence. The chronicle was published twice in print in 1488 in Brno and Augsburg. The Augsburg edition had two versions, the description of the Austrian campaign is missing from which one was dedicated to the German audience. Nevertheless, two decorative copies have been preserved which were made for King Matthias of Hungary. Both were printed on parchment and the editor’s preface was made with gilded letters for the first time in history. The engravings of both volumes were painted at the Hungarian royal court.[1]
The chronicle describes the history of Hungarians from the earliest times to 1487. The chronicle contains hand-colored woodcuts depicting 41 Hungarian kings and leaders.
The images are listed together with the title of the chapter in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle.
Illustration | Description |
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![]() The Great Coats of Arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary |
The Great Coats of Arms of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary
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![]() Saint Ladislaus Chases the Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl |
Saint Ladislaus Chases the Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl
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![]() Page With Golden Frame |
Page With Golden Frame
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![]() Battle of the Tárnok Valley |
Battle of the Tárnok Valley
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![]() King Attila |
King Attila
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![]() Árpád, the First Captain |
Árpád, the First Captain
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![]() Szabolcs, the Second Captain |
Szabolcs, the Second Captain
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![]() Gyula, the Third Captain |
Gyula, the Third Captain
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![]() Kund, the Fourth Captain |
Kund, the Fourth Captain
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![]() Lehel, the Fifth Captain |
Lehel, the Fifth Captain
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![]() Vérbulcsú, the Sixth Captain |
Vérbulcsú, the Sixth Captain
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![]() Örs, the Seventh Captain |
Örs, the Seventh Captain
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![]() Hungarian Campaign Against the Germans |
Hungarian Campaign Against the Germans
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![]() King Saint Stephen and Prince Saint Emeric |
King Saint Stephen and Prince Saint Emeric
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![]() Battle of King Saint Stephen Against Koppány |
Battle of King Saint Stephen Against Koppány
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![]() King Peter |
King Peter
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![]() King Samuel Aba |
King Samuel Aba
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![]() King Andrew I |
King Andrew I
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![]() King Solomon |
King Solomon
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![]() King Béla I |
King Béla I
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![]() The Battle of King Solomon and Prince Géza Against the Greeks |
The Battle of King Solomon and Prince Géza Against the Greeks
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![]() King Géza I |
King Géza I
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![]() King Saint Ladislaus |
King Saint Ladislaus
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![]() King Coloman |
King Coloman
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![]() King Stephen II |
King Stephen II
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![]() King Béla the Blind |
King Béla the Blind
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![]() King Géza II |
King Géza II
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![]() The Battle of the Fischa |
The Battle of the Fischa
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![]() King Stephen III |
King Stephen III
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![]() King Béla III |
King Béla III
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![]() King Emeric |
King Emeric
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![]() King Ladislaus III |
King Ladislaus III
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![]() King Andrew II |
King Andrew II
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![]() King Béla IV |
King Béla IV
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![]() The Battle of Kressenbrunn |
The Battle of Kressenbrunn
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![]() King Stephen V |
King Stephen V
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![]() King Ladislaus the Cuman |
King Ladislaus the Cuman
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![]() King Andrew III |
King Andrew III
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![]() King Wenceslaus |
King Wenceslaus
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![]() King Otto |
King Otto
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![]() King Charles I |
King Charles I
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![]() The Battle of Posada |
The Battle of Posada
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![]() King Louis I |
King Louis I
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![]() The Campaign of King Louis I Against the Croatians |
The Campaign of King Louis I Against the Croatians |
![]() The Battle of Stephen Lackfi Against Louis of Taranto Around Naples |
The Battle of Stephen Lackfi Against Louis of Taranto Around Naples
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![]() Queen Mary |
Queen Mary
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![]() King Charles II |
King Charles II
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![]() King Sigismund |
King Sigismund
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![]() Campaign of King Sigismund Against the Rebel Lords |
Campaign of King Sigismund Against the Rebel Lords
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![]() The Wars of King Sigismund Against the Hussites |
The Wars of King Sigismund Against the Hussites
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![]() The Campaing of Hungarians Against Bosnia |
The Campaing of Hungarians Against Bosnia |
![]() King Albert |
King Albert
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The Birth and Crowning of Ladislaus the Child, and Taking of the Crown ![]() King Ladislaus V |
King Ladislaus V
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The Coronation of King Vladislaus, and the Internal Strife That Followed ![]() King Vladislaus I |
King Vladislaus I
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The Battle of Lord Voivode John Around Belgrade ![]() The Battle of John Hunyadi Around Belgrade |
The Battle of John Hunyadi Around Belgrade
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The Transylvanian Campaign and Battle of Lord Voivode John ![]() The Battle of Szeben |
The Battle of Szeben
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The Battle of Lord Voivode John Which He Fought at the Iron Gate ![]() The Battle of John Hunyadi at the Iron Gate |
The Battle of John Hunyadi at the Iron Gate
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Lord Voivode John Avenges the Grief on the Turks, Six Lucky Battles ![]() The Long Campaign of John Hunyadi |
The Long Campaign of John Hunyadi
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The Campaign and Destruction of King Vladislaus in the Area of Rumelia, Around the City of Varna, Close to the Sea ![]() The Battle of Varna |
The Battle of Varna
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Election of Lord Voivode John as Governor and His Revenge Against Voivode Dracul ![]() John Hunyadi |
John Hunyadi
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References
- "Johannes Thuróczy: Chronica Hungarorum". Bibliotheca Corvina Virtualis.
- Johannes Thuróczy: Chronica Hungarorum http://thuroczykronika.atw.hu/pdf/Thuroczy.pdf
External links

- Thuróczy, Johannes (1488). Chronica Hungarorum (PDF) (in Latin). Augsburg.
- Thuróczy, Johannes (1490). Chronica Hungarorum (in German). Bavaria.
- Thuróczy, János (1918). A magyarok krónikája [Chronicle of the Hungarians] (in Hungarian). Translated by Horváth, János. Magyar Helikon.
- Thuróczy, János (1957). Magyar krónika (Thuróczy krónika 4. és 5. könyve, 1382–1487-ig tartó időszak) [Hungarians Chronicle (Book 4 and 5 from the Thuróczy Chronicle, Period of 1382–1487)] (PDF) (in Hungarian). Translated by Geréb, László. Magyar Helikon.