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John Zápolya

1487 - 1540

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John Zápolya or Szapolyai (Hungarian: Szapolyai/ Zápolya János; Croatian: Ivan Zapolja; Romanian: Ioan Zápolya; Slovak: Ján Zápoľský; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary. He was Voivode of Transylvania before his coronation, from 1510 to 1526. John came from a prominent Croatian-Slavonian noble family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Zápolya is the 810th most popular politician (down from 714th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Politician.

John Zápolya is most famous for being the king of Hungary from 1526 to 1540.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Zápolya ranks 810 out of 19,576Before him are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Boris Godunov, Osman III, Marie of Romania, Hostilian, and Raymond Poincaré. After him are Archduke Otto of Austria, Louis the Stammerer, Nader Shah, Michael VI Bringas, Feodor I of Russia, and Robert Mugabe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, John Zápolya ranks 3Before him are Pope Julius III, and Ismail I. After him are Pedro de Mendoza, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Bernard van Orley, Michael Stifel, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Anna of Brandenburg, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, Petru Rareș, and Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1540, John Zápolya ranks 1After him are Parmigianino, Rosso Fiorentino, Angela Merici, Thomas Cromwell, Francesco Guicciardini, Juan Luis Vives, Tristão da Cunha, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Dawit II, Guillaume Budé, and Joos van Cleve.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, John Zápolya ranks 23 out of 1,077Before him are Leo Szilard (1898), Imre Kertész (1929), Imre Nagy (1896), Edward Teller (1908), Árpád (845), and Franz Lehár (1870). After him are Robert Capa (1913), Edgar Ætheling (1051), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), Ilona Staller (1951), and Eugene Wigner (1902).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, John Zápolya ranks 10Before him are Matthias Corvinus (1443), Miklós Horthy (1868), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Nagy (1896), and Árpád (845). After 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).