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John Zápolya

1487 - 1540

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John Zápolya or Szapolyai (Hungarian: Szapolyai/ Zápolya János; Croatian: Ivan Zapolja; Romanian: Ioan Zápolya; Slovak: Ján Zápoľský; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Zápolya has received more than 322,234 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). John Zápolya is the 714th most popular politician (down from 703rd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 5th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Politician.

John Zápolya is most famous for being the king of Hungary from 1526 to 1540.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Zápolya ranks 714 out of 19,576. Before him are Feodor I of Russia, Peleus, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Smenkhkare, Wang Mang, and Leo III the Isaurian. After him are Stefan Dušan, Yitzhak Shamir, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Sigismund II Augustus, and Pedro I of Brazil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, John Zápolya ranks 3. Before him are Ismail I, and Pope Julius III. After him are Pedro de Mendoza, Bernard van Orley, Petru Rareș, Michael Stifel, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Anna of Brandenburg, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1540, John Zápolya ranks 1. After him are Parmigianino, Thomas Cromwell, Angela Merici, Rosso Fiorentino, Francesco Guicciardini, Juan Luis Vives, Tristão da Cunha, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, and Tomé Pires.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, John Zápolya ranks 22 out of 1,077. Before him are Louis I of Hungary (1326), Imre Kertész (1929), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), Jadwiga of Poland (1374), and Robert Capa (1913). After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Franz Lehár (1870), Count of St. Germain (1712), Ilona Staller (1951), Victor Vasarely (1906), and Eugene Wigner (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, John Zápolya ranks 10. Before him are Imre Nagy (1896), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Louis I of Hungary (1326), Árpád (845), Gaiseric (389), and Jadwiga of Poland (1374). After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous (1440), Viktor Orbán (1963), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), and Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409).

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