John Corvinus
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John Corvinus was the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and his mistress, Barbara Edelpöck.
Portrait by Imre Madách.
A young John Corvinus in 1486, by Baldassare Estense.
Hunyadi family
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The House of Hunyadi was one of the most powerful noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th century. A member of the family, Matthias Corvinus, was King of Hungary from 1458 until 1490,
John Corvinus
…of Hungary Died 12 October 1504 (aged 31) Krapina, Croatia Burial Lepoglava Spouse Beatrice de Frangepan Issue Elisabeth Christopher Matthias House Hunyadi Father Matthias Corvinus Mother Barbara Edelpöck Religion Roman Catholicism Signature John Corvinus (Hungarian: Corvin János, Croatian: Ivaniš Korvin…
King Sigismund of Hungary's grant of Hunyad Castle to Voyk and his relatives
The Gothic and Renaissance Hunyad Castle (in present-day Hunedoara, Romania), built on the demesne that the family was named after
The cover of John Hunyadi's tomb in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia, Romania)
A contemporaneous sculpture of Matthias Corvinus