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John Sigismund Zápolya

1540 - 1571

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John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai (Hungarian: Szapolyai János Zsigmond; 7 July 1540 – 14 March 1571) was King of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was the only son of John I, King of Hungary, and Isabella of Poland. John I ruled parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with the support of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman; the remaining areas were ruled by Ferdinand I of Habsburg, who also ruled Austria and Bohemia. The two kings concluded a peace treaty in 1538 acknowledging Ferdinand's right to reunite Hungary after John I's death, though shortly after John Sigismund's birth, and on his deathbed, John I bequeathed his realm to his son. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Sigismund Zápolya is the 1,652nd most popular politician (up from 1,779th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 59th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Hungarian Politician.

John Sigismund Zápolya was the King of Hungary and Croatia from 1540 to 1571. He was the son of John I of Hungary and Isabella Jagiellon. He was the first King of Hungary to be born in the country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 1,652 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodore I Laskaris, Frances Cleveland, Emir Abdelkader, Michel Temer, Michael II, and Ludwig III of Bavaria. After him are Majorian, Coloman, King of Hungary, Pontiac, Alexios V Doukas, Maria II of Portugal, and Cuauhtémoc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 5. Before him are Francis Drake, François Viète, Ludolph van Ceulen, and Charles II, Archduke of Austria. After him are Joseph Justus Scaliger, Lady Katherine Grey, Maharana Pratap, Hümaşah Sultan, José de Acosta, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. Among people deceased in 1571, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 2. Before him is Benvenuto Cellini. After him are Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Mōri Motonari, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Titu Cusi, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and Marfa Sobakina.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 53 out of 1,077. Before him are Ágnes Keleti (1921), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Ágota Kristóf (1935), László Kubala (1927), Sándor Márai (1900), and George de Hevesy (1885). After him are Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), Orestes (420), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Avram Hershko (1937), Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893), and Stephen V of Hungary (1239).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 17. Before him are Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Viktor Orbán (1963), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), and Lajos Kossuth (1802). After him are Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), Orestes (420), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Emeric, King of Hungary (1174), and Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262).

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