Which medieval university was founded in Bratislava (Pressburg) in 1465 by King Matthias Corvinus with the approval of Pope Paul II?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Universitas Istropolitana
- Step 1: Universitas Istropolitana was founded in 1465 in Pressburg as the first university in the territory of present-day Slovakia, attracting prominent European humanists such as Regiomontanus. Answer: Universitas Istropolitana. Why not the others: Trnava University was founded later in 1635 by Péter Pázmány, Charles University was founded in Prague (1348), and Jagiellonian University in Kraków (1364).
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