Christopher Corvinus or Christopher Hunyadi (8 August 1499 in
Bihać
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– 17 March, 1505) Prince of
Hungary
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and the last male member of the Hungarian Royal House of
Hunyadi.
Life
His father was
John Corvinus
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.
Biograp ...
, an illegitimate son of
King Matthias I. His mother was
Beatrice de Frangepan
Beatrice de Frangepan ( Croatian: Beatrica Frankopan, Hungarian: Frangepán Beatrix), (1480 – c. 27 March 1510) was a Croatian noblewoman, a member of the House of Frankopan that lived in the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hunga ...
, the member of famous Hungarian noble family. His sister was
Elisabeth, fiancee
György Zápolya,
King John Zapolya's younger brother. After his father's death in 1504, he became the head of the
Hunyadi family, but soon he died and the royal house was extinct in male line, because he was its last male member. It was rumoured that he had been poisoned. His sister, Elisabeth also died soon without issue. He was buried at the monastery of
Lepoglava
Lepoglava is a town in Varaždin County, northern Croatia, located southwest of Varaždin, west of Ivanec, and northeast of Krapina.
Demographics
A total of 8,283 residents in the municipality (2011 census) live in the following settlements:
* ...
, beside his father.
Footnotes
Bibliography
*Schönherr, Gyula: ''Hunyadi Corvin János (János Corvinus Hunyadi)'', Franklin-Társulat, Budapest, 1894 URL: See External Links
External links
Schönherr, Gyula: János Corvinus Hunyadi (1473-1504)*
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Hunyadi family
1499 births
1505 deaths