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John Hunyadi

1407 - 1456

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John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János; Romanian: Ioan de Hunedoara; Croatian: Janko Hunjadi; Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко, romanized: Sibinjanin Janko; Ottoman Turkish: حونیادی یانوش, romanized: Hünyadi Yanoş; 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. According to most contemporary sources, he was the member of a noble family of Wallachian ancestry. Through his struggles against the Ottoman Empire, he earned for himself the nickname "Turk-buster" from his contemporaries. Due to his merits, he quickly received substantial land grants. By the time of his death, he was the owner of immense land areas, totaling approximately four million cadastral acres, which had no precedent before or after in the Kingdom of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hunyadi is the 674th most popular politician (down from 483rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Romania (down from 8th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Politician.

John Hunyadi is most famous for defending Hungary from the Ottoman Empire.

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Among politicians, John Hunyadi ranks 674 out of 19,576. Before him are Narmer, Rehoboam, Yaśodharā, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, and Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. After him are Manuel I of Portugal, Constantius II, Harald Fairhair, Fulgencio Batista, Horemheb, and John II of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1407, John Hunyadi ranks 1. After him are Lorenzo Valla, Demetrios Palaiologos, Esen Taishi, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, Leonello d'Este, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ashikaga Yoshikazu, and Bartolomeo Bon. Among people deceased in 1456, John Hunyadi ranks 1. After him are Đurađ Branković, John of Capistrano, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Ulrich II, Count of Celje, Jacques Cœur, Lawrence Justinian, and Juan de Mena.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, John Hunyadi ranks 10 out of 844. Before him are Béla Bartók (1881), Eugène Ionesco (1909), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), Alaric I (376), and Emil Cioran (1911). After him are Tristan Tzara (1896), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Herta Müller (1953), Mircea Eliade (1907), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, John Hunyadi ranks 6. Before him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Leo I the Thracian (401), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), and Alaric I (376). After him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Radu cel Frumos (1438), Vlad II Dracul (1395), and Theodoric I (393).

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