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John Corvinus

1473 - 1504

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John Corvinus (Hungarian: Corvin János, Croatian: Ivaniš Korvin, Romanian: Ioan Corvin; 2 April 1473 – 12 October 1504) was the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and his mistress, Barbara Edelpöck. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Corvinus is the 4,694th most popular politician (down from 3,397th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 101st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Hungarian Politician.

John Corvinus was a Hungarian nobleman and a descendant of the Hunnic ruler Attila the Hun. He is most famous for his role in the attempted assassination of King Matthias I of Hungary in 1437.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Corvinus ranks 4,694 out of 19,576Before him are Dawit II, Tukulti-Ninurta I, Bahram III, Halfdan the Black, Maria Pia of Savoy, and Phraortes. After him are Demetrius II Aetolicus, Andrej Hlinka, Mithridates I of Pontus, Sisowath Monivong, Grimoald the Elder, and José María Aznar.

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Among people born in 1473, John Corvinus ranks 7Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Oruç Reis, James IV of Scotland, Georg von Frundsberg, and Thomas Wolsey. After him are Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Cecilia Gallerani, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Hans Burgkmair, and Maddalena de' Medici. Among people deceased in 1504, John Corvinus ranks 6Before him are Isabella I of Castile, Filippino Lippi, Stephen III of Moldavia, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, and Frederick of Naples. After him are Pedro Berruguete, Alvise Vivarini, Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg, Mauro Codussi, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, and Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, John Corvinus ranks 141 out of 1,077Before him are Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Gusztáv Jány (1883), Prince Álmos (1070), Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), and John Harsanyi (1920). After him are Miklós Jancsó (1921), Leopold Auer (1845), Max Nordau (1849), András Schiff (1953), Piali Pasha (1515), and Nikolaus Lenau (1802).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, John Corvinus ranks 51Before him are István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), George II Rákóczi (1621), Gyula Horn (1932), Prince Álmos (1070), and Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872). After him are Piali Pasha (1515), Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831), Béla Miklós (1890), Gyula Gömbös (1886), Ferenc Mádl (1931), and Bayan I (600).