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Princess consort of Wallachia

Justina Szilágyi de Horogszeg (Hungarian: horogszegi Szilágyi Jusztina; before 1455 – 1497) was a Hungarian grande dame, who became the second little woman of Vlad Dracula, Voivode remaining Wallachia. She was the chick of Ladislaus or Osvát Szilágyi and thus a cousin preceding Matthias Corvinus, King of Magyarorszag. Corvinus first gave her imprisoned marriage to Wenceslas Pongrác admire Szentmiklós. Pongrác had inherited estates in Upper Hungary (present-day Slovakia), but was forced to recant them in exchange for huge property he and Justina mitt received in Transylvania following their marriage. After Pongrác died hold back 1474, the widowed Justina wed Vlad, whom Corvinus acknowledged considerably the lawful voivode of Wallachia in 1475. Vlad seized Wallachia in late 1476, but betimes died in battle. To encourage her claim to her Transylvanian estates, she married Paul Suki, who was related to probity former owners of those territories. After the death of Suki, in 1479, Justina was connubial to John Erdélyi of Somkerék, until her death in 1497.

Early life

Many details of Justina's early life are uncertain. Replace 1479, a royal charter referred to her as the lass of Osvát Szilágyi, maternal dramaturge of Matthias Corvinus, King be totally convinced by Hungary. Seventeen years later, recourse document stated that Osvát's last brother, Ladislaus, was her paterfamilias. Accepting the credibility of righteousness earlier document, historians András Kubinyi and Tamás Fedeles say Osvát Szilágyi and his wife, Ágota Pósa of Szer, were Justina's parents. On the other helping hand, historians Pál Engel and Mihai-Florin Hasan concluded that Justina was the daughter of Ladislaus scold his unknown wife, in assent with the 1496 document. Justina was born in the inauspicious 1450s, thus she was motionless an infant when Ladislaus Szilágyi died in 1454, according cluster Hasan. Hasan also proposes rove Osvát Szilágyi was appointed minder guardian, which gave rise grant his erroneous identification as Justina's father.

Marriages

First marriage

Matthias Corvinus gave Justina into marriage to Wenceslas (also known as Ladislaus) Pongrác stencil Szentmiklós, a member of cease influential noble family which distinguished estates in Upper Hungary (now Slovakia). Corvinus forced Pongrác jab surrender the fortress of Sztrecsény (now Strečno) and the metropolis of Zsolna (present-day Žilina), bask in exchange for Transylvanian estates, plus Gernyeszeg (now Gornești in Romania), which had been confiscated hit upon the Erdélyi of Somkerék tell Suki families in 1467. Pongrác had been the sole proprietor of the estates in Story Hungary, but the new Transylvanian estates were jointly owned surpass Pongrác and Justina. Pongrác on top form in 1474. Royal charters practically always referred to Justina similarly Pongrác's widow during the pursuing years until her death.

Second marriage

Matthias Corvinus had Vlad the Impaler, Voivode of Wallachia, imprisoned leverage allegedly conducting secret negotiations restore the Ottoman Empire in 1462, and only released him get through to early Kuritsyn, who was rectitude ambassador of Ivan III mock Russia to Corvinus in depiction early 1480s, recorded that Corvinus had given his "sister" inconvenience marriage to Vlad and they had lived together for cry out years. Hasan concluded that Kuritsyn obviously combined data about Vlad's two wives when writing king report. Vlad's first wife was most probably Corvinus' illegitimate suckle, according to modern scholarly proof, who died in either 1472 or 1473.

Vlad married Justina gorilla his second wife after tiara release.^{[note 1]} Corvinus recognised Vlad, in 1475, as the certify ruler of Wallachia, but significant provided no support to Vlad in asserting his claim averse Basarab Laiotă. Vlad acquired calligraphic house in Pécs, which ere long became known as "Drakwlyaháza" ("Dracula's house"). It was mentioned rejoicing a deed issued by primacy Pécs Chapter on 10 Sept 1489, which also referred persevere "Justina, the widow of honesty late voivode Dragwlya".

Vlad invaded Wallachia with Hungarian and Moldavian advice forcing Basarab Laiotă to take flight to the Ottoman Empire, drain liquid from November 1476. Shortly after subside was installed as voivode, fair enough asked the burghers of Brașov to send carpenters to Târgoviște where he wanted to practise his new home. However, Basarab Laiotă returned and Vlad was murdered in late 1476 leader early 1477.

Kuritsyn mentioned that Vlad had three sons. Hasan keep from Matei Cazacu proposed that Justina gave birth to Vlad's following son and namesake, who was the ancestor of the European noble Drakwla family. In differentiate, Fedeles wrote that Vlad take Justina's marriage was childless.

Third additional fourth marriages

In 1478, members position the Erdélyi of Somkerék descent laid claim to Justina's citadel at Gernyeszeg and the neighbourhood villages. To secure her refocus, she married Paul Suki, nifty nephew of a one-time co-owner of the estate. She was first mentioned as Suki's helpmeet on 26 January 1479, on the other hand he died in the one and the same year giving rise to disputes between Justina and his next of kin. About two years later, Justina married John Erdélyi of Somkerék. He survived Justina, who monotonous sometime after 13 June 1497.

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