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John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János; Romanian: Ioan de Hunedoara; Croatian: Janko Hunjadi; Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко, romanized: Sibinjanin Janko; 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.
John Hunyadi died on 11 August 1456, less than three weeks after his greatest victory over the Ottomans in Belgrade. [7] John's elder son Ladislaus—Matthias's brother—became the head of the House of Hunyadi. [8] [9] John's conflict with Ulrich II, Count of Celje ended with Ulrich's capture and assassination on 9 November.
John Hunyadi (c. 1419 – 1440 or 1441) was a Hungarian noble and knight banneret. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was a member of a noble family of Wallachian ancestry. He was the younger brother of regent John Hunyadi and the second son of Vajk ( Voyk ), a Wallachian noble.
At his death, John Hunyadi held many lands throughout the Kingdom. John Hunyadi's fame and fortune led to the election of his son, Matthias Corvinus, as King of Hungary in 1458. He attempted to secure a hereditary line of succession for his son, John Corvinus. This did not happen, however, and John was only able to retain the Duchy of Glogau ...
John Hunyadi died on 11 August 1456, less than three weeks after his greatest victory over the Ottomans in Belgrade. [18] John's elder son, who was Matthias's brother, Ladislaus became the head of the family. [15] [19] Ladislaus's conflict with Ulrich of Celje ended with Ulrich's capture and assassination on 9 November.
The Battle of John Hunyadi at the Iron Gate. John Hunyadi and his 15,000 men defeated the 80,000-strong army of Begler Bey Sehabeddin at Zajkány , near the Iron Gate of the Danube river in 1442. Lord Voivode John Avenges the Grief on the Turks, Six Lucky Battles The Long Campaign of John Hunyadi: The Long Campaign of John Hunyadi. The Long ...
The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria.The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II (who did not actually rule the sultanate at the time) defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary, John Hunyadi (acting as commander of the combined Christian forces) and Mircea II of Wallachia.
In 1440, John Hunyadi became the trusted adviser and most highly regarded soldier of King Władysław III of Poland. Hunyadi was rewarded with the captaincy of the fortress of Belgrade and was put in charge of military operations against the Ottomans. Władysław recognized Hunyadi's merits by granting him estates in Eastern Hungary.