John Hunyadi
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John Hunyadi 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 depicted in Chronica Hungarorum (1488)
King Sigismund of Hungary's charter of the grant of Hunyad Castle (in present-day Hunedoara, Romania) to Voyk, Magas and Radol (the sons of Serbe), and their uncle or cousin, Radol, and Voyk's son, John
Sigismund, King of Hungary
John Hunyadi (John Thuróczy – Chronica Hungarorum, 1488)
Matthias Corvinus
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Matthias Corvinus was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just". After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemi
John Hunyadi
…over the Turks prevented them from invading the Kingdom of Hungary for more than 60 years. His fame was a decisive factor in the election of his son, Matthias Corvinus, as king by the Diet of 1457. Hunyadi is a popular historical figure among Hungarians, Romanians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Croats, and other nations of the…
Portrait by Andrea Mantegna
The house where Matthias Corvinus was born in Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Matthias Corvinus as a young monarch. Museum of Sforza Castle, Milan, Italy.
King Matthias' arrival in Buda – a painting by Henrik Weber