Catherine of Poděbrady (11 November 1449 – 8 March 1464)[citation needed] was Queen of Hungary as the second wife of King Matthias Corvinus.

Matthias Corvinus had lost his wife, Elisabeth of Cilli, at a young age.

The event caused Matthias to lose hope of siring a legitimate heir.

He eventually married Beatrice of Naples, but that marriage also failed to produce an heir.

Matthias's only surviving offspring was an illegitimate son, John Corvinus, by his mistress Barbara Edelpöck.