Novák Ádám (szerk.): Fontes Memoriae Hungariae III. Varsóban őrzött magyar vonatkozású oklevelek, 1439–1489. Közreadja: Novák Ádám, Tóth Orsolya és Tóth Péter (Debrecen, 2019)
Sobiesław Szybkowski: Polish-Hungarian Relations between 1437 and 1490. A Short Introduction
VIII Polish legation, which arrived at Prague in the late summer or autumn of 1436, came straight to Sigismund and proposed to join the Jagiellonian dynasty and the House of Habsburg in marriage. However, this time the proposal concerned both sons of Jagiełło, namely Vladislaus III and Casimir, as well as the two granddaughters of the Emperor: Anne and newly born Elisabeth. Moreover, the Polish envoys suggested Sigismund to adopt both Jagiellons. Once again, Sigismund turned down the offer.14 The last idea concerning a marriage between the Jagiellons and Sigismund’s relatives which surfaced before the Emperor’s death was a concept brought up by his wife, Barbara of Cilli. She probably wanted to prevent Albert from ascending to the thrones of Hungary and Bohemia and in the last years of the Emperor she proposed that after his death she could marry Vladislaus III. Sigismund reacted decisively and locked up his wife. 15 On his deathbed the Emperor officially appointed his son-in-law, Albert of Austria, as the successor of all his thrones. According to a commentary by Jan Długosz which could have been based on information obtained from the Poles who belonged to Sigismund’s court, in the last period of his life the Emperor was favourably inclined towards the idea of marrying his granddaughters to the Jagiellons. 16 Albert of Austria was elected and crowned King of Hungary without any major difficulty. The electors also elected him King of Germany.17 In Bohemia, however, there was a double election. Even though Albert’s supporters announced him as king, there was a separate election where Casimir Jagiellon, the younger brother of Vladislaus III of Poland, was elected King of Bohemia. He was backed by the left-wing Hussites who did not want Albert to succeed to the throne. Even though the Polish army came to Bohemia to support the Polish prince, it was Sigismund’s son-in-law who eventually won the civil war in Bohemia.18 In his battles Albert was supported by Hungrian troops, but letters sent by the Polish lords to their Hungarian counterparts seem to indicate that their plan was to convince these Hungarian troops to support the Jagiellonian candidate. As responses from the Hungarian magnates show, this was not successful. 19 14 Długosz, Lib. XI–XII. 171.; Heck, 1964. 37–38.; Biskup, 1982A. 407.; Baum, 1993. 265–266. 291.; Baczkowski, 2006. 59–60. 15 Długosz, Lib. XI–XII. 178–179.; Heck, 1964. 39–40. 45.; Baum, 1993. 292.; Hoensch, 1996. 459–460.; Dąbrowski, 2014. 12. 16 Długosz, Lib. XI–XII. 179.; Heck, 1964. 45.; Baczkowski, 2006. 60. 17 Długosz, Lib. XI–XII. 179.; Heck, 1964. 46–48.; Biskup, 1982A. 408–409. 18 Heck, 1964. 45–189.; Biskup, 1982A. 408–412. 19 CEXV, Vol. I. Ed. Sokołowski, August, Szujski, Józef. Kraków, 1876. 89–93. Nr. 95., 96.; Heck, 1964. 86–87.
