House of Hunyadi
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The House of Hunyadi was a powerful 15th-century Hungarian noble family that rose to prominence through military leadership and produced King Matthias Corvinus, one of Hungary’s most renowned rulers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunyad (historical English form) | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian noble family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Corvinus dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Buda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfGreatestPower | 15th century ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | raven with a ring in its beak ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Hungarian ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
leading anti-Ottoman military power in Hungary
ⓘ
power broker in Hungarian royal succession ⓘ |
| influenced |
defense of Central Europe against the Ottomans
ⓘ
politics of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
producing King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| legacy |
resistance to Ottoman expansion in Europe
ⓘ
strengthening Hungarian central authority in the 15th century ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Erzsébet Szilágyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hunyadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladislaus Hunyadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthias Corvinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajk Hunyadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortification building and defense ⓘ |
| politicalAllegiance | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedMonarch | Matthias Corvinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceThrough | military leadership ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| titleHeldByMembers |
King of Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regent-Governor of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Voivode of Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hunyad (historical English form)