Elisabeth Corvinus or Elisabeth Hunyadi (21 December 1496 – Gyula, Hungary, 1508) Princess of Hungary and the last surviving member of the Hungarian Royal House of

Hunyadi Hunyadi may refer to: * Hunyadi family, a Hungarian noble family from the Middle Ages * John Hunyadi, Hungarian general and Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary * Laszlo Hunyadi, Hungarian statesman * Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus ...

Life

Her father was János Corvinus, an illegitimate son of King Matthias I. Her mother was Beatrice de Frangepan, the member of famous

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n noble family, the

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s. Her brother was

Christopher Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρε� ...

, last male member of the Royal House of

. After her father's death in 1504, she and her brother were tied to their mother's apron-strings, but Prince Christopher died soon and the royal house was extinct in male line, because he was its last surviving male member. It was rumoured that he had been poisoned. Elisabeth also died soon without issue, and the extinction of the Royal House became total.

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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