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
Noble family	House of Hunyadi
Father	Voyk
Mother	Elizabeth Morzsinay (Morsina)
Born	c. 1419
Died	1440 or 1441

John Hunyadi, Jr. (c. 1419 – 1440 or 1441) was a Hungarian noble and knight banneret from the House of Hunyadi, younger brother of regent John Hunyadi as the second son of Vajk (Voyk) and Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Morzsinay (Morsina).

There is little information about him. He was first mentioned in the charter issued for four members of his family on 12 February 1419.^[1] He was appointed Ban of Severin (Szörény) by King Albert in 1439, along with his brother.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

Sources

• (Hungarian) Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
• Kubinyi, András (2008). Matthias Rex. Balassi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-506-767-1.

External links

• Hunyadi-emléktúra (Hungarian)