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Who was appointed as the regent to Ladislaus in Hungary in 1446?

  • Frederick III

  • Albert VI

  • John Jiskra of Brandýs

  • John Hunyadi

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John Hunyadi was appointed as the regent to Ladislaus in Hungary in 1446. Hunyadi was a powerful Hungarian nobleman and military commander. He had been instrumental in defeating the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Varna in 1444. Hunyadi's appointment as regent was controversial, as he was not a member of the Hungarian royal family.
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