Showing posts with label Hunyadi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunyadi. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

THE GENETIC LEGACY OF THE HUNYADI FAMILY : KING MATTHIAS and the SEARCH FOR HIS GENETIC ORIGINS THROUGH HIS DESCENDANTS

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678726/  THe NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE is with the UNITES STATES OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT...

Excerpt:  The Hunyadi family is one of the most influential families in the history of Central Europe in the 14th - 16th centuries.  The family's prestige was established by Johannes Hunyadi, a Turk-beater who rose to the position of governor of the Kingdom of Hungary.  His second son, Matthias Hunyadi, because the elected ruler of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1458.  The Hunyadi family had unknown origin. Moreover, Matthias failed to found a dynasty because of lacking a legitimate heir and his illegitimate son Johannes Corvinus was unable to obtain the crown.  His grandson, Christophorus Corvinus, died in childhood, thus the direct male line of the family ended.

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This scientific article explores the DNA of the Corvinus (Crow) family heritage.  Matthew the Crow or of the Crow clan, as I see it, is linked with the Hunyadi family.

Monday, October 28, 2013

THE CORVIN OR HUNYAD CASTLE IN ROMANIA IS THE HOME OF VLAD THE IMPALER



The YouTube video presenter wrote quite a bit about his video and this Historical Castle.  He disabled his comments or I would have liked to congratulate him and tell him I was running his video on MAGYAR AMERICAN blog.  I hope he won't mind that I'm excerpting some of his writing here!

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The Hunyad Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in Transylvanian Hunedoara, present-day Romania. Until 1541 it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and after the Principality of Transylvania.

It is believed to be the place where Vlad III of Wallachia (commonly known as Dracula) was held prisoner for 7 years after he was deposed in 1462.

The castle is a relic of the Hunyadi dynasty. In the 14th century, the castle was given to John Hunyadi Serb, or Sorb by Sigismund king of Hungary as severance. The castle was restored between 1446 and 1453 by his grandson John Hunyadi. It was built mainly in Gothic style, but has Renaissance and Baroque architectural elements. It features tall and strong defense towers, an interior yard and a drawbridge. ...  In the wing of the castle called the Mantle, a painting can be seen which portrays the legend of the raven from which the name of the descendants of John Hunyadi. ...

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ARE THERE GHOSTS?  THE PLACE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SIGHT OF A LOT OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.