Claim: Matthias Corvinus had one of the largest collections of books in Europe during the 15th century.
Evidence: Matthias patronized art and science ; his royal library , the Bibliotheca Corviniana , was one of the largest collections of books in Europe.
Matthias Corvinus , also called Matthias I -LRB- Hunyadi Mátyás , Matija Korvin , Matia Corvin , Matej Korvín , Matyáš Korvín 23 February 1443 -- 6 April 1490 -RRB- , was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490.