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 Janos Hunyadi - LoveToKnow 1911
On the sudden death of Albert in 1439, Hunyadi, feeling acutely that the situation demanded a warriorking on the throne of St Stephen, lent the whole weight of his influence to the candidature of the young Polish king Wladislaus III.
In 1450 Hunyadi went to Pressburg to negotiate with Frederick the terms of the surrender of Ladislaus V., but no agreement could be come to, whereupon the Cilleis and Hunyadi's other enemies accused him of aiming at the throne.
On the 14th of July 1456 Hunyadi with his flotilla destroyed the Turkish fleet; on the 21st Szilagyi beat off a fierce assault, and the same day Hunyadi, taking advantage of the confusion of the Turks, pursued them into their camp, which he captured after a desperate encounter.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Janos_Hunyadi   (1132 words)

  
 dorset opera | past productions | 2003 | Hunyadi László
Hunyadi László was already chosen, and links forged with the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the country's State Opera Company before Dorset Opera founder and regular conductor Patrick Shelley died suddenly earlier in the year.
In the mid 15th century, László, leader of the heroic Hunyadi clan, is double-crossed and arrested by a regime of degenerate time-servers.
The Hunyadi of Xavier Rivadeneira was dignified, well phrased and flowingly lyrical but his fellow tenor László Haramza's stentorian singing hardly suggested the King's essential weakness of character.
www.dorsetopera.com /2003.shtml   (1704 words)

  
 Hunyadi, John - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hunyadi János, c.1385-1456, Hungarian national hero, leader of the resistance against the Ottomans.
Hunyadi, after a period of confusion, was chosen (1446) regent by the Hungarian diet.
Hunyadi was bitterly opposed by many of the Magyar nobles.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-hunyadi.html   (372 words)

  
 Matthias, Vlach, Hungary, symbol, second, noble, László - Hunyadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hunyadi (also Hunyady in historical sources) is a notable Hungarian noble family, with Vlach (Romanian) and Magyar ancestry.
This was not uncommon in the days of the Hunyadis, and many Hungarian noble families had some Vlach ancestry for this reason.
The origins of the Coat of Arms of the Hunyadi family, which depicts a raven holding a golden ring in its beak, are unclear.
www.alphasearch.org /Hunyadi.html   (448 words)

  
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László Hunyadi, the intelligent elder son of János Hunyadi, who at twenty-three was a man of action rather than a deep thinker.
László accused Cillei of undermining his father's honor by unfounded accusations of mismanagement of the Treasury, of inciting the King against the Hunyadis, and of interfering as a foreigner in Hungary's affairs.
King László V took the oath in the presence of the Hunyadi family and the chief lords of Hungary during a Mass celebrated in the castle's chapel on November 23, 1456.
www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/hunspir/hsp17.htm   (1754 words)

  
 do 2003
Hunyadi Laszlo was already chosen, and links forged with the Hungarian Cultural Centre and the country's State Opera Company before Dorset Opera founder and regular conductor Patrick Shelley died suddenly earlier in the year.
Stupendous singing from Rose-Marie Farkas as Erzsebet, Ingrid Kertesi as Maria and Cecilia Peter as Matyas was matched in power by Michele Kalmandi as Gara, with an edgy performance by Laszlo Haramza as King Laszlo and a heroic Xavier Rivadeneira as Hunyadi Laszlo, and the little used but beautiful voice of Pal Kovacs as Rozgonyi.
As the hero's younger brother Mátyás, Cecilia Péter was likewise skilled in pyrotechnics, soaring into the soprano stratosphere in her Act 1 solo, which she sang precariously from the stage scaffolding.
members.aol.com /tlee1815/html/2003_-_hunyadi_laszlo.html   (1700 words)

  
 King Mathias (Mátyás Corvinus) Hunyadi
John (János) Hunyadi was the legendary Hungarian general who defeated in the summer of 1456 the mighty Turkish army of Mehmet II at Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) and stopped the Turkish advance into Western Europe.
John Hunyadi's name is not widely known in the West, but his memory of defeating the Turks has been honored since 1456.
Even Sultan Mehmet II paid him tribute:"Although he was my enemy I feel grief over his death, because the world has never seen such a man." Although the Turks would not attack Hungary for another 70 years, political strife continued to trouble the kingdom.
www.iearn.hu /balkans/bpeople/matyas.htm   (599 words)

  
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Erkel, Ferenc (1810-1893): Overture of the opera Hunyadi Laszlo Ferenc Erkel is the most important Hungarian opera composer of the romantic period.
Laszlo was the first son of Janos Hunyadi, the viceroy of Hungary while the child king, Laszlo the Fifth was kept by the emperor.
However, the court is full of the rivals of Hunyadi, and make the king believe that Hunyadi wants his crown, so he orders the execution of Laszlo.
www.classicalarchives.com /info/hunyadi.txt   (329 words)

  
 Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music
His tragic opera, Hunyadi László, dates from 1844 and achieved immediate popularity through its historical, nationalist subject and through its use of typical Hungarian melodies and rhythms.
Hungaroton recorded a complete Hunyadi László in the mid-1980s with Sylvia Sass and Bánk bán in the 1960s under the baton of Janos Ferencsik with Josef Réti, but this disc is not excerpted from those performances.
In the Hunyadi László excerpts, tenor József Simándy is affecting in the title role, coloring his lines nicely albeit with strain and wobble on sustained, louder top notes.
www.classicstoday.com /review.asp?ReviewNum=3439   (386 words)

  
 Ladislas V
On the death of Wladislaus III (November 10th, 1444), Ladislas V was elected king by the Hungarian estates, though not without considerable opposition, and a deputation was sent to Vienna to induce the emperor to surrender the child and the holy crown; but it was not until 1452 that Frederick was compelled to relinquish both.
The child was then transferred to the pernicious guardianship of his maternal grandfather Ulrich Cillei, who corrupted him soul and body and inspired him with a jealous hatred of the Hunyadis.
He remained supinely indifferent to the Turkish peril; at the instigation of Cillei did his best to hinder the defensive preparations of the great Hunyadi, and fled from the country on the tidings of the siege of Belgrade.
www.nndb.com /people/392/000105077   (220 words)

  
 ALLC Committee Meeting 151200
Laszlo Hunyadi presented the timetable for Saturday and Sunday.
Laszlo Hunyadi, Marilyn Deegan and Jean Anderson will form a panel to judge the prize submissions.
Laszlo Hunyadi reported that he feels very positive.
www.allc.org /refdocs/com0312.htm   (2871 words)

  
 László Hunyadi's Farewell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His master, Piloty, concerned himself with stage-like scenes from the history of Europe, but Benczúr who great up in Kassa in the turmoil of the War of Independence, felt that it was more important to depict Hungarian history.
This early work of his, "László Hunyadi's Farewell", alredy shows his particular talent for composition, human characterization and realistic rendering.
There is deep sorrow on the face of László Hunyadi, the central figure, and one feels his tragic fate looming over the paintful farewell of his friends, Subdued light falls on the group and is reflected from the white walls that are painted with masterly realism.
hungart.euroweb.hu /english/b/benczur/muvek/hunyadi_.html   (219 words)

  
 LASZLO HUNYADI (1433—1... - Online Information article about LASZLO HUNYADI (1433—1...
Belgrade, of which Laszlo was commandant, Cillei intending to take the king with him to Belgrade and assassinate Laszlo within its walls.
But Hunyadi was warned betimes, and while admitting Ladislaus V. and Cillei, he excluded their See also:
Suspecting no evil, Hunyadi accompanied the king to Buda, but on arriving there was arrested on a See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /HOR_I25/HUNYADI_LASZLO_14331457_.html   (671 words)

  
 LASZLO HUNYADI (1433 -... - Article en ligne de l'information environ LASZLO HUNYADI (1433 -...
HUNYADI (1433 -- 1457) atesman hongrois et See also:
octobre 1456) que ce Cillei a simulé un tion de reconcilia-, promettant de protéger le Hunyadis à condition qu'ils ont rendu la première fois tous les châteaux royaux confiés à elles.
Mais Hunyadi était les betimes avertis, et tout en admettant le Ladislaus V. et Cillei, il a exclu leur armée des mercenaries.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /fr/HOR_I25/HUNYADI_LASZLO_1433_1457_.html   (1026 words)

  
 Newsletter -- Spring, AS XXXV (2001)
1074-1077 Geza II 1077-1095 Laszlo I. Enacted code of laws punishing crimes against property and life, codified protection of women and defined responsibilities of high dignitaries.
Institutes laws of trial - the testimony of witnesses is the basis of all evidence, restricts ordeals by fire and water, differentiates between crimes of property and those of life, and banned witch trials.
Hunyadi warns his sons to be cautious around Ladislas, as he might fear their popularity with the people.
www.goldschp.net /SIG/slovo/news22.html   (3882 words)

  
 László Hunyadi on the Bier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Along with Hungarian poets and writers, the painters recalled the glorious events of the past, searching for ideals of patriotism and heroism that had not been crushed by despotism.
Viktor Madarász gained the first international appreciation for Hungarian painting when his picture, "The Bewailing of László Hunyadi" won the State Grand Prix at the 1861 Paris Salon Exhibition.
King László V, fearing for throne, had lured the popular young Hunyadi to his place with a promise of safe passage.
hungart.euroweb.hu /english/m/madarasz/muvek/hunyadi_.html   (252 words)

  
 László Hunyadi on the Bier by MADARÁSZ, Viktor in the Fine Arts in Hungary collection
From the mid-nineteenth century onwards, Hungarian painters began to paint historical scenes as well as landscapes, portraits and genre paintings.
This rather romantic historical painting of the Hunyadi tragedy epitomizes the national grief of the 1850s, and fans the fire of revenge.
The dead body of the heroic László Hunyadi, son of the great János Hunyadi, lies in Buda Castle Chapel.
www.hung-art.hu /english/m/madarasz/muvek/hunyadi_.html   (260 words)

  
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Laszlo Hunyadi, Lars Strömberg, Anders Nordstrand and Jens Fridh discussed with Anders Fernholm, Marcus Göpel, Anders Ljung, Armando Pirone, Sebastian Reichardt and Maria Wiklund.
3.5 Comments from the design review team Laszlo Hunyadi made a summary of the purpose of this educational project.
Torsten Fransson explained that this project next year will be held together with the master students and that ABB take this educational way into consideration of their internal education.
hem.passagen.se /happy2000/task3/Minutes5.doc   (799 words)

  
 2004 ACH Executive Meeting : minutes
Laszlo commenced his report with thanks to the ACH members on the PC and to John Bradley for this systems support.
It was not possible to please all of the people all of the time but Laszlo was grateful for the support he and the committee received.
It was also suggested that feedback might relate to the fundamentals of the conference or the practicalities.
www.ach.org /documents/minutes2004.html   (3562 words)

  
 ConcertoNet.com - The Classical Music Network
Pál Kovács (Mihály Szilágyi /Roszgonyi), Cecília Péter (Matyás), Xavier Rivadeneira (László Hunyadi), László Haramza (László V), Viktor Massányi (Cilley), Rose-Marie Farkas (Erszébet Szilágyi), Ingrid Kertesi (Mária), Michele Kalmandi (Gara),
Hunyadi László is the second most famous opera by Ferenc Erkel, after Bank Ban, which is popular enough in Hungary to have had its third movie version a year or so ago.
This may be a nod to Soviet friends, but it is also a fair positioning of Erkel, to judge from Hunyadi László, a historical drama that depicts the treachery and pain before the enlightened reign of Matthias Corvinus, who appears in the opera as the sparky teenager Matyás.
www.concertonet.com /scripts/review.php?ID_review=2027   (519 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Benczúr, Gyula   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His talent as a modern portrait painter is illustrated by the sensitive portrait of his sister, Etelka with Black Lace Shawl (1868; Budapest, N.G.).
Benczúr’s lack of ambition, however, led him to concentrate on history pictures: while he was still a pupil of Piloty’s he painted Laszló Hunyadi’s Farewell (1866; Budapest, N.G.), one of the greatest Hungarian history paintings.
His early works are full of patriotic sentiments, but later Benczúr distanced himself from intense dramatic situations and from the triumphant episodes of Hungary’s past.
www.artnet.com /library/00/0078/T007816.asp   (353 words)

  
 Ask the Rabbi - 167
Since we have no acting rabbi at this moment, we hope to receive the proper answer from you.
Laszlo Hunyadi, one of the parents and Nathan and Kati Asmoucha, shlichim from Jerusalem
Dear Laszlo Hunyadi and Nathan and Kati Asmoucha,
ohr.edu /ask/ask167.htm   (1367 words)

  
 LINGUIST List 14.1709: Socioling/Greek; Computational Ling
We encourage representatives from professional organizations to consider submitting a proposal under this initiative on topics they think might be relevant to the ALLC/ACH conference audience.
Such proposals will undergo a review process and should be submitted directly to the conference programme chair, Laszlo Hunyadi, no later than November 3rd, 2003.
Submissions ALLC/ACH 2004 invites submissions of between 750 and 1500 words on any aspect of humanities computing, broadly defined to encompass the common ground between information technology and problems in humanities research and teaching.
www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/14/14-1709.html   (2370 words)

  
 László Hunyadi: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
László Hunyadi: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
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 The Hungarian Language: Past and Present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Anna Fenyvesi (University of Szeged): The many faces of Hungarian: Sociolinguistic findings on contact varieties
László Hunyadi (University of Debrecen): Grouping, Prosody and Syntax
The aim of this conference is to bring together linguists and scholars of Hungarian to discuss aspects of the Hungarian language.
kracht.humnet.ucla.edu /hun06/index.html   (263 words)

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