John Hunyadi, Ban of Severin

John Hunyadi
Tomb of John Hunyadi, Jr. at St. Michael's Cathedral
Ban of Severin
Reign	1439–1440
Predecessor	Franko Talovac
Successor	John Hunyadi
Born	c. 1419
Died	1440 or 1441
Noble family	House of Hunyadi
Father	Voyk
Mother	Elizabeth Morzsinai
Occupation	soldier

The native form of this personal name is ifj. Hunyadi János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

John Hunyadi (c. 1419 – 1440 or 1441) was a Hungarian noble and knight banneret.^[1][2][3] He was a member of a noble family of Wallachian ancestry. He was the younger brother of regent John Hunyadi and the second son of Vajk (Voyk), a Wallachian noble.^[4]

There is little information about him. He was first mentioned in the charter issued for four members of his family on 12 February 1419.^[2] He was appointed Ban of Severin (Szörény) by King Albert in 1439, along with his brother.^[5] Thereafter he participated in his brother's early campaigns against the Ottomans. He was probably killed in a battle in this capacity in 1440 or 1441. He was buried in Gyulafehérvár (today: Alba Iulia, Romania). His brother wrote of him as "the valiant of the valiant", showing that John the younger was regarded a brave soldier.^[6]

References

1. Pop 2005, p. 294.
2. Kubinyi 2008, p. 8.
3. Teke 1980, p. 87.
4. Kubinyi 2008, p. 9.
5. Engel 1996, p. 33.
6. Kubinyi 2008, p. 11.

Sources

• Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I] (in Hungarian). Budapest: História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
• Kubinyi, András (2008). Matthias Rex. Balassi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-506-767-1.
• Pop, Ioan-Aurel (2005). "Transylvania in the 14th century and the first half of the 15th century (1300–1456)". In Pop, Ioan-Aurel; Nägler, Thomas (eds.). The History of Transylvania, Vol. I. (Until 1541). Romanian Cultural Institute (Center for Transylvanian Studies). pp. 247–298. ISBN 973-7784-00-6.
• Teke, Zsuzsa (1980). Hunyadi János és kora [John Hunyadi and his Times] (in Hungarian). Gondolat. ISBN 963-280-951-3.

John Hunyadi, Ban of Severin House of Hunyadi
Political offices
Preceded by Franko Talovac	Ban of Severin alongside John Hunyadi 1439–1440	Succeeded by John Hunyadi