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John Hunyadi

Leading Hungarian military and political figure, regent of Hungary, and defender against the Ottomans.

John Hunyadi

János Thuróczy · via Wikipedia: John Hunyadi · Public domain

His successful defense of Belgrade in 1456 against Sultan Mehmed II established his reputation as a great general.[1][2] Along with his son Matthias Corvinus, he is considered a Hungarian national hero.[3]

Quick Facts

Office
Regent-Governor of the; Kingdom of Hungary
Took office
6 June 1446
Left office
30 January 1453
Monarch
Ladislaus V
Predecessor
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (as regent)
Successor
Ulrich of Celje (as Captain in Chief)

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

A royal charter of 18 October 1409 first references John Hunyadi, when King Sigismund granted Hunyad Castle to John's father Voyk and four kinsmen including John himself.[4] Hunyadi's year of birth is uncertain, but he was likely born between around 1405 and 1407.[5] His successful "Long Campaign" across the Balkan Mountains in 1443–1444 and his defense of Belgrade in 1456 established his reputation as a great general.[1] He died of plague near Zimony on 11 August 1456 and was buried in St. Michael's Cathedral in Gyulafehérvár.[6]

Pope Callixtus III ordered the bells of every European church to be rung daily at noon to pray for the defenders of Belgrade, a custom that still exists.[7][8] On 6 June 1446, the Estates of the realm named Hunyadi regent, granting him the title "governor".[9]

What the cited sources add

A 2024 Hungary Today article reports that the television miniseries Rise of the Raven debuted on October 22, 2024, and was included in the MIPCOM CANNES 2024 line-up.[10] The series follows the life of John Hunyadi, the general who was one of the most prominent figures of 15th century Europe.[10] The series will be broadcast in Hungary by TV2 in early 2025.[10] More than 600 performers from various countries appear in the production, each delivering their lines in their own native tongue to enhance historical accuracy.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jefferson 2012, p. 278 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Cartledge 2011, p. 54; Babinger 1978, p. 17; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Babinger 1978, p. 17; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Stavrianos 2000, p. 53; Cartledge 2011, p. 54 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Volume 7 of World and Its Peoples: Europe", Marshall Cavendish, 2009, p. 891; Shaw, "History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 1", Cambridge University Press, 1976, p. 51; Dupuy, "The encyclopedia of military history from 3500 B.C. to the present", Harper & Row, original from University of Michigan, 1986, p. 435; Matthews, "Explosion: the Hungarian Revolution of 1956", Hippocrene Books, 2007, p. 73–74 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kubinyi 2008, p. 7; Teke 1980, p. 80; E. Kovács 1990, p. 7; Kubinyi 2008, p. 7; Makkai 1994, p. 227; Kubinyi 2008, p. 7; E. Kovács 1990, p. 7; Teke 1980, p. 80; Makkai 1994, p. 227; Hebron 1997, p. 86; Engel 2001, p. 283; Molnár 2001, p. 61; Pop 2005, p. 294 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Teke 1980, p. 80; Engel 2001, p. 283; Pop 2005, p. 294; Teke 1980, p. 80; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Pop 2012, p. 14 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Engel 2001, p. 283; Cartledge 2011, p. 54; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: István Lázár: Hungary: A Brief History (see in Chapter 6); Kerny, Terézia, "The Hungarian Quarterly", Society of the Hungarian Quarterly, 2008, p. 79–90; John Hunyadi, "Hungary in American History Textbooks", Corvinus Library: Hungarian History; "CHURCH-BELLS RUNG AT NOON FOR JOHN HUNYADI'S VICTORY", nq.oxfordjournals.org (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Imre Lukinich: A History of Hungary in Biographical Sketches (page: 109.) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "John Hunyadi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Engel 2001, p. 283; Bartl Čičaj Kohútova Letz 2002, p. 49; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Mureșanu 2001, p. 44; Makkai 1994, p. 227 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Rise of the Raven: Historical Series about John Hunyadi Set to Premier in Cannes", Hungary Today, 7 September 2024. facts only, no text reused. hungarytoday.hu

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