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John Hunyadi
Sign in to saveRegent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453
Key facts
- Monarch
- Ladislaus V
- Preceded by
- Elizabeth of Luxembourg , (as regent)
- Succeeded by
- Ulrich of Celje , (as Captain in Chief )
- Born
- c. 1406
- Died
- 11 August 1456 (aged 49 – 50), Zimony , Kingdom of Hungary
- Resting place
- St. Michael's Cathedral , Gyulafehérvár , Kingdom of Hungary, (now Alba Iulia, Romania)
- Spouse
- Erzsébet Szilágyi
- Children
- Ladislaus Hunyadi Matthias Corvinus
- Parents
- Voyk (father) Erzsébet Morzsinai (mother)
- Relatives
- Michael Szilágyi (brother-in-law)
- Nickname
- Turk-buster
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Years of service
- 1420–1456
- Rank
- Commander-in-chief
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- János
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of death
- Zemun
- Spouse
- Erzsébet Szilágyi
- Sibling
- John Hunyadi, Ban of Severin
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- ispán
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Family
- Hunyadi family
- Noble title
- prince
- Conflict
- Battle of Kosovo
- Military rank
- captain general
- Image
- Hunyadi János - Nemzeti Múzeum.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- John Hunyadi
- date of death
- 1456-08-11
- date of birth
- 1407-00-00
- cause of death
- plague
- place of burial
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Hunyadi János
- honorific prefix
- Athleta Christi
- allegiance
- Kingdom of Hungary
- start of work period
- 1428-00-00
- end of work period
- 1456-00-00
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- Bolu Province
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Encyclopedic overview
John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János; Romanian: Ioan de Hunedoara; Croatian: Janko Hunjadi; Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко, romanized: Sibinjanin Janko; Ottoman Turkish: حونیادی یانوش, romanized: Hünyadi Yanoş; c. 1406 – 11 August 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure during the 15th century, who served as regent of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1446 to 1453, under the minor Ladislaus V.
According to most contemporary sources, he was the member of a noble family of Wallachian ancestry. Through his struggles against the Ottoman Empire, he earned for himself the nickname "Turk-buster" from his contemporaries. Due to his merits, he quickly received substantial land grants. By the time of his death, he was the owner of immense land areas, totaling approximately four million cadastral acres, which had no precedent before or after in the Kingdom of Hungary. His enormous wealth and his military and political weight were primarily directed towards the purposes of the Ottoman wars.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Hunyadi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.