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Prince Johannes Corvinus
Prince Johannes Corvinus (1473-1504 CE · Lepoglava, Croatia): what the published ancient DNA shows, Y-DNA E-COR1, mtDNA T2b, one sequenced genome, and how close your own Global25 coordinates come. Free with every Ancestry Map.
The dossier

- Catalog tier
- Historical figures
- Period
- 1473-1504 CE
- Found
- Lepoglava, Croatia
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- a man of about 31
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- E-COR1
- mtDNA haplogroup
- T2b
- Sequenced genomes
- 1 (CJM)
Who Prince Johannes Corvinus was
Johannes Corvinus was the only son of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, raised as heir to the throne but denied the crown after his father's death because of his illegitimate birth. He served as Duke of Slavonia and defended the southern borders against Ottoman incursions until his death in 1504. Whole-genome sequencing of his tomb at Lepoglava confirmed the Hunyadi male line and its haplogroup, E-COR1.
The genome-wide data behind this entry was published in The genetic legacy of the Hunyadi descendants.
How your distance is measured
Every Ancestry Map includes the free Notable Matches lens: your coordinates are compared to every sequenced member of every catalog entry, and the distance to the closest member is reported, a Euclidean distance in the same 25-dimensional space the Distance lens uses. Because this is a single real individual, not a population average, distances naturally run larger than population distances. That is expected, not a poor result. And one thing is never claimed: a small distance means similar ancestry composition, not that Prince Johannes Corvinus is your ancestor. See how it looks in the live demo or read about Ancestry Map, the full Global25 report.
Questions
Who was Prince Johannes Corvinus?
Prince Johannes Corvinus (1473-1504 CE, Lepoglava, Croatia) is one of the Historical figures entries in our Notable Matches catalog, represented by one sequenced ancient genome published in the study "The genetic legacy of the Hunyadi descendants".
What does "matching" Prince Johannes Corvinus mean?
Your Global25 coordinates are compared to the entry's sequenced members and the distance to the closest one is reported, a Euclidean distance in the same 25-dimensional reference space the Distance lens uses. A notable entry is one person or one small burial group, not a population average, so distances naturally run larger than population distances.
Is Prince Johannes Corvinus my ancestor?
No, and no DNA test can show that. A small distance means your genome sits near this individual's in a shared reference space: similar ancestry composition, not descent. Ancestrify never claims a notable individual is your ancestor or relative.
How do I see my own distance to Prince Johannes Corvinus?
Notable Matches is a free lens on every Ancestry Map, never sold separately. Order Ancestry Map, our Global25 analysis (29.99 EUR), and your report ranks your coordinates against the full catalog, with a portrait, dossier and map for every entry. The public demo shows the lens with example data.
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