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Alternate/Oxidized version [link]
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This is the flag of the Black Army (Fekete Sereg), a semi-professional army that served under Matthias Corvinus while he was King of Hungary in the 15th century. With it, he conquered most of Bohemia and Austria, and kept the Ottomans at bay. (Not that they put as much effort into conquering Hungary back then as they did later.)
Due to his lack of competent and legitimate heirs, the Corvinus dynasty did not remain on the Hungarian throne after his death. His elected successors decided to dismantle the Black Army, as it was considered a threat due to its loyalty to the Corvinus family. There were probably economical reasons for its disbandment as well.
The alternate version of the flag I linked to above was used after the colours on the original banners oxidized, making what was originally white black.
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Aye, it is. Hard to tell, considering that everything about that particular period of Hungarian history seems kind of weird. XD
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Yeah. I also got that vibe when looking into to that as well.
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"Hungary elected Matthias Corvinus as king and he put together a professional army he used to conquer Bohemia and Austria and to kick Ottoman arse."
Sounds like a bad Austro-Hungarian reversal scenario.
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Somehow, I imagine Hungary herself writing that bit.
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The reign of Matthias Corvinus *does* sound like fan-fiction written by Hungary. "Corvinus Hungary of the Renaissance was strong and handsome and smart and intelligent and wiped the floor with all its enemies! It could speak several different languages, and was among the first to employ a professional army. It was also one of the centers of the Renaissance, and had more books than everyone else. PS Prussia sucks in comparison."
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He really was able king and renaissance man, but from my point of view (i'm Czech, i have to say), also forsworn. During Bohemian-Hungary war, Jiri Podebrad's army finally surrounded his Black Legion in near Vilemov. Should the situation be resolved by a battle, Corvinus and his army would be slaughtered - their tactical situation was hopeless. However, our king - the last of our own kings and man who envisioned UN about five hundred years in advance, man of probably the greatest political vision of that milenium - who was also for some time Corvinus father-in-law before his daughter died, let Corvinus go without retaliation for a promise to stop the war. Corvinus made that promise and contiuned the war. So, there are two sied of the coin - as allways, of course. Sorry for such non-artiscical comment. The flag is good and if you have no objection, I'd like to use it in my alternate history work (where the battle of Vilemov took place... and Corvinus lost hard, naturally... 
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