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John Sigismund Zápolya

1540 - 1571

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John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai (Hungarian: Szapolyai János Zsigmond; 7 July 1540 – 14 March 1571) was King of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was the only son of John I, King of Hungary, and Isabella of Poland. John I ruled parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with the support of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman; the remaining areas were ruled by Ferdinand I of Habsburg, who also ruled Austria and Bohemia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sigismund Zápolya has received more than 218,002 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). John Sigismund Zápolya is the 1,779th most popular politician (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 41st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Hungarian Politician.

John Sigismund Zápolya was the King of Hungary and Croatia from 1540 to 1571. He was the son of John I of Hungary and Isabella Jagiellon. He was the first King of Hungary to be born in the country.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 1,779 out of 19,576. Before him are Attalus I, Félix Faure, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Emperor Huizong of Song, Amasis II, and Rupert, King of Germany. After him are Hippias, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ish-bosheth, and Amon of Judah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 5. Before him are Francis Drake, François Viète, Ludolph van Ceulen, and Charles II, Archduke of Austria. After him are Maharana Pratap, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Hümaşah Sultan, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Gasparo da Salò, and José de Acosta. Among people deceased in 1571, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 3. Before him are Benvenuto Cellini, and Niccolò dell'Abbate. After him are Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Mōri Motonari, Titu Cusi, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Hōjō Ujiyasu, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Marfa Sobakina, and Müezzinzade Ali Pasha.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 59 out of 1,077. Before him are Emeric Thököly (1657), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Emeric, King of Hungary (1174), Paul Erdős (1913), Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), and George de Hevesy (1885). After him are Arthur Koestler (1905), Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), Béla Guttmann (1899), László Sólyom (1942), and Karl Mannheim (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, John Sigismund Zápolya ranks 23. Before him are Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Emeric Thököly (1657), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), and Emeric, King of Hungary (1174). After him are Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), László Sólyom (1942), Andrew I of Hungary (1010), Géza II of Hungary (1130), Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), and Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940).

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