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Imre Szapolyai

d. 1487 · 15th century · Also known as Emeric Szapolyai, Emeric Zápolya

Imre Szapolyai was a Hungarian magnate and a leading commander under King Matthias Corvinus. He served as ban of Jajce and of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, defending the southern frontier against the Ottomans, and later as palatine of Hungary. He founded the fortune of the Szapolyai family, whose nephew John Zápolya became king.

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Banate of Jajce

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Imre Szapolyai. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/imre-szapolyai
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