John Corvinus
Duke of Silesia; Duke of Troppau
Portrait by Imre Madách.
Spouse	Beatrice de Frangepan
Issue
Elisabeth Christopher
House	House of Hunyadi
Father	Matthias Corvinus
Mother	Barbara Edelpeck[1]
Born	(1473-04-02)April 2, 1473 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	October 12, 1504(1504-10-12) (aged 31) Krapina, Croatia
Burial	Lepoglava
Signature
Religion	Roman Catholicism

John Corvinus (Hungarian: Corvin János, Croatian: Ivaniš Korvin; 2 April 1473 – 12 October 1504) King of Bosnia (1495–1499). He was the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and Barbara, supposed to be the daughter of a burgess of Breslau while there have been claims that he was actually the son of Beatrice of Naples, his father's second wife who was 16 years old at the time.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Born in Buda, he took his name from the raven (Latin: corvus) in his father's escutcheon. Matthias originally intended him for the Church, but on losing all hope of offspring from his queen, Beatrice of Naples, determined, towards the end of his life, to make the youth his successor on the throne. He loaded him with honours and riches until he was by far the wealthiest magnate in the land. He publicly declared him his successor, created him a prince with vast apanages in Silesia (Duchy of Głogów) made the commandants of all the fortresses in the kingdom take an oath of allegiance to him, and tried to arrange a marriage for him with Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan, a project which was frustrated by the intrigues of Queen Beatrice.

A young John Corvinus in 1486, by Baldassare Estense.

Matthias also intended to make the recognition of John as Prince Royal of Hungary by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, in counterpart of relinquishing all or part of the conquered hereditary domains of the House of Habsburg; but his sudden death left the matter still pending, and the young prince suddenly found himself alone in the midst of enemies.

After Matthias's death[link]

The inexperienced and irresolute youth speedily became the victim of the most shameful chicanery. He was first induced formally to resign his claims to the throne, on the understanding that he was to be compensated with the crown of Bosnia. He was then persuaded to retire southwards with the royal treasures which Matthias had confided to him, whereupon an army immediately started in pursuit, scattered his forces, and robbed him of everything.

Meanwhile the diet had elected Vladislaus Jagiellon of Bohemia King (July 15, 1490), to whom John hastened to do homage, in order to save something from the wreck of his fortunes. He was also recognized as duke of Slavonia and Opava, but compelled to relinquish both titles five years later. On the invasion of Hungary by Maximilian, he showed his loyalty to the crown by relinquishing into the hands of Vladislaus the three important fortresses in Pressburg (present day Bratislava in Slovakia), Komárom (present day Komárno in Slovakia) and Tata, which had been entrusted to him by his father. But now, encouraged by his complacency, the chief dignitaries, headed by the Palatine Stephen Zápolya (? – 1499), laid claim to nearly all his remaining estates and involved him in a whole series of costly processes. This they could do with perfect impunity, as they had poisoned the mind of the indolent and suspicious king against their victim.

Marriage and issue[link]

In 1496 Corvinus married Beatrice, the daughter of Bernard Frangepán. His prospects now improved, and in 1498 he was created perpetual Ban of Croatia and Slavonia. From 1499 to 1502 he successfully defended the unconquered parts of Bosnia against the Turks, and in the following year aspired to the dignity of Palatine, but was defeated by a combination of Queen Beatrice and his other enemies. He died at Krapina on the October 12, 1504, leaving one son, Christopher Corvinus, who died on March 17, 1505 and a daughter, Elisabeth, who died in 1508.

References[link]

Other sources[link]

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corvinus, János". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.  This work in turn cites:
  • Schönherr, Gyula. Hunyadi Corvin János: 1473-1504. Budapest: Magyar Történelmi Társulat, 1894. (MEK) URL: Lásd külső hivatkozások (Hungarian)

Sharon Shannon
Background information
Born	(1968-11-12) 12 November 1968 (age 43) Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
Genres	Celtic Folk
Occupations	Accordionist Fiddler
Years active	1991–present

Sharon Shannon (born 12 November 1968 in Ruan, County Clare) is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there^[1]. Beginning with Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences, including reggae, cajun music, Portuguese music, and French Canadian music. Her single What You Make It (da, da, da, da) featured hip hop music artists. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.

Early life[link]

At eight years old, Shannon began performing with Disirt Tola, a band from County Clare. With Disirt Tola, Shannon toured the United States at age fourteen^[2].

Shannon also worked as a competitive showjumper, but gave it up at age sixteen to focus on her music performing^[2].

Shannon similarly abandoned studying at University College Cork.

In the mid-1980s, Shannon studied the accordion with Karen Tweed^[3] and the fiddle with Frank Custy, and performed with the band Arcady, of which she was a founding member^[2].

Early recording career - The Waterboys[link]

Shannon playing the accordion

Shannon began her own recording career in 1989, working with producer John Dunford and musicians such as Adam Clayton, Mike Scott and Steve Wickham. The work with Scott and Wickham led to Shannon's joining their band, The Waterboys. Shannon was with the band for eighteen months, and contributed both accordion and fiddle to their Room to Roam album. Her first world tour was with The Waterboys. Like Wickham, she left the group when Scott and group member Anthony Thistlethwaite wanted to move the band back to a more rock and roll sound.

First solo recordings[link]

Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there^[4].

Shannon's solo work has achieved remarkable airplay and commercial success, especially in Ireland. After her inclusion on A Woman's Heart, a compilation album and a tribute to her work on The Late Late Show, Shannon's music received a great deal of exposure, contributing to the record-breaking sales of her debut album.^[1]

Sharon's second album, Out The Gap (1994), was produced by Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell and had a distinctly reggae feel.

Sharon's track, "Cavan Potholes", written by Dónal Lunny is featured on the 1996 compilation Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music. Other stars on the album include Sinéad O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush and Bono.

Sharon's fourth album titled "Spellbound" was released in September 1998. This compilation featured new material, live tracks and also tracks from previous albums.

Also in 1998 Sharon was asked by violinist Nigel Kennedy to join a him in performing on his "Jimi Hendrix Suite", later performing this work in some major European cities.^[1]

Her 2000 album, The Diamond Mountain Sessions, which included vocals from a wide variety of artists, was also a commercial success, being certified triple platinum.

Shannon recorded with Steve Earle on the song "The Galway Girl", which was released on both Earle's album Transcendental Blues, and Shannon & Friends' The Diamond Mountain Sessions. Both albums were released in 2000.

Another collaboration with Earle was the instrumental "Dominic Street", released on Earle's 2002 album Sidetracks. Shannon has also worked with Jackson Browne, the band Coolfin, Dónal Lunny, Moya Brennan, Kirsty MacColl, Christy Moore, Sinéad O'Connor, Liam O'Maonlai, and John Prine, amongst others.

Later work[link]

In 2004 Sharon Shannon released the album Libertango with guest spots from Róisín Elsafty, Sinéad O'Connor and the late Kirsty MacColl.

In 2005, she appeared on Tunes, a collaboration with Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick, and Jim Murray.

In 2006 a celebration of 15 years of recording came out with The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005 .

In 2007 Shannon has worked with Belinda Carlisle for her album Voila.

As a solo musician, Sharon Shannon has toured Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, and Japan. She has also performed for politicians such as Bill Clinton, Mary Robinson and Lech Wałęsa. Shannon has played benefit concerts for causes that she supports, such as animal welfare^[5].

She continues to record her music and perform with her tour band, The Woodchoppers. A live version of Galway Girl recorded with Mundy was the most downloaded track in Ireland in 2007, winning a Meteor Award.^[2]

In 2008, Shannon featured in the Transatlantic Sessions.

In 2009, she played "Galway Girl" live at the Meteor Music Awards 2009, where she also picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award and won Most Downloaded Track again for Galway Girl with Mundy.

In March 2012 she attended a quiz in Monroe's Pub in Galway in aid of the GSPCA. Her team did not win.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Sharon Shannon (1991) Track listing at irishtune.info.
• Out the Gap (1994) Track listing at irishtune.info
• Each Little Thing (1997)
• The Diamond Mountain Sessions (2000)
• Live in Galway (2002)
• Libertango (2003)
• Tunes (2005) Track listing at irishtune.info
• collection 1990-2005 (2006)
• Live at Dolans CD & DVD (2007)
• Renegade (2007)
• Saints & Scoundrels (2009)
• upside down (2009)
• Flying Circus (2012) - with the RTE Concert Orchestra

Videography[link]

• Live at Dolans (2007)

Notes[link]

1. ^ "Sharon Shannon biography 2005" (PDF). The Daisy Label, archived at The Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2006-05-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20060524151625/http://www.daisydiscs.com/ss/public_html/Sharon+Shannon+Biography+2005.pdf. Retrieved July 6, 2008. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Sharon Shannon". RamblingHouse. http://www.iol.ie/~ronolan/shan.html. Retrieved October 30, 2005. 
3. ^ "Sharon Shannon biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p43357/biography. Retrieved October 30, 2005. 
4. ^ "News". The Daisy Label, archived at The Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2005-10-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20051030035728/http://www.sharonshannon.com/. Retrieved July 6, 2008. 

References[link]

External links[link]

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