Christopher Corvinus | |
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Born | 8 August 1499 Bihać, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 17 March 1505 5) | (aged
Burial | |
House | Hunyadi |
Father | John Corvinus |
Mother | Beatrice de Frangepan |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Christopher Corvinus or Christopher Hunyadi (Hungarian: Corvin Kristóf; 8 August 1499 in Bihać – 17 March 1505) was Prince of Hungary and the last male member of the Hungarian Royal House of Hunyadi.
Life
He was born in Bihać in the year 1499. His father was John Corvinus, an illegitimate son of King Matthias I. His mother was Beatrice de Frangepan, the member of a famous Hungarian noble family. His sister was Elisabeth, fiancée of György Zápolya, King John Zapolya's younger brother, and his brother was Matthias. 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 his brother had died in same year. It was rumoured that they had been poisoned. His sister, Elisabeth also died soon without issue. He was buried at the monastery of Lepoglava, beside his father.
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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)
- Marek, Miroslav. "Euweb/Hunyady family genealogy". Genealogy.EU.