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Hunyadi, János Corvinus

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Hunyadi, János Corvinus (c. 1387–1456)

Hungarian politician and general. Born in Transylvania, reputedly the son of the emperor Sigismund, he won battles against the Turks from the 1440s. In 1456 he defeated them at Belgrade, but died shortly afterwards of the plague. His son, Matthias Corvinus, however, was made king of Hungary.



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