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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 (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.
John Hunyadi's rapid advance, which astonished his contemporaries, and gave rise to legends about his origins. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] According to one of these stories, recorded in detail by the 16th-century historian Gáspár Heltai , John Hunyadi was the illegitimate son of King Sigismund with a woman named Elizabeth, who was the daughter of a "rich ...
John Hunyadi (c. 1406–1456), Hungarian general and Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary; Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431–1457), Hungarian statesman; Matthias Hunyadi (1443–1490), King of Hungary; Hunyadi László, an opera from 1844 by the Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel; Vajdahunyad Castle, a castle in Budapest, a copy of Hunyad Castle
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 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.
[5] [6] The Battle of Nish was part of Hunyadi's expedition known as the long campaign. Hunyadi, at the head of the vanguard, crossed the Balkans through the Gate of Trajan, captured Nish, defeated three Ottoman pashas, and after taking Sofia from the Ottomans, united with the royal army and defeated Sultan Murad II at Snaim (Kustinitza). The ...
The Ottomans won by forces of numbers and Hunyadi was forced to retreat, but Mezid did not pursue Hunyadi. Lépes was taken prisoner and Mezid beheaded the bishop. [9] Hunyadi's army regrouped near Hermannstadt. Simon Kemény (sometimes: Kamonyai) swapped his armour for Hunyadi's armour so that the Turks would believe he was Hunyadi. Kamonyai ...