to the boy's mother when he was born, but one day in the forest a raven stole it from her, and the ring was only recovered after the bird was hunted down. It is said that this incident inspired the coat of arms of the Hunyadis, and later also appeared in the coat of arms of Matthias "Corvinus". Sigismund adopted the Hungarian reverence for Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary, who was considered to be an ideal Christian knight at that time. He went on pilgrimage several times to his tomb in Nagyvárad. Before Sigismund died, in Znaim, Moravia, he ordered to be buried next to the king saint. The bloodline of Sigismund connects through three princesses to the royal Hungarian Árpád dynasty. Reformatio Sigismundi The Reformatio Sigismundi appeared in connection with efforts to reform the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Sigismund (1410–1437). It was presented in 1439 at the Council of Basel, published by an anonymous author, and referred to the injustice of the German rulers. It included a vision of Sigismund's about the appearance of a priest-king, Frederick, as well as plans for a wide reform of the monarchy and emperorship and the German empire. Historiography and cultural depictions of Sigismund Titles Sigismund, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in Germany, of Hungary, Bohemia, Italy, Dalmatia, Croatia, Rama, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Cumania and Bulgaria; Duke of Silesia and Luxembourg; Margrave of Moravia, Lusatia and Brandenburg. Heraldry In popular culture Films King Sigismund is portrayed by British actor Matthew Goode in the 2022 film Jan Žižka by director Petr Jákl. Video games King Sigismund is a briefly seen antagonist in the 2018 Warhorse Studios hit action role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. See also Kings of Germany family tree Stibor of Stiboricz Clan of Ostoja Order of the Dragon Notes Further reading External links Art, images, maps connected to Sigismund 1368 births 1437 deaths 15th-century Holy Roman Emperors Medieval kings of Bohemia Jure uxoris kings 14th-century German nobility 15th-century German nobility Kings of Croatia Kings of Hungary Prince-electors of Brandenburg Christians of the Battle of Nicopolis Czech people of Luxembourgian descent House of Luxembourg Knights of the Garter Order of the Dragon People from Nuremberg People of the Hussite Wars Pretenders to the Bohemian throne Burials at Oradea Cathedral, Crişana 14th-century Bohemian people 15th-century Bohemian people 14th-century Hungarian people 15th-century Hungarian nobility