List of Famous people with last name Corvinus

Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemia in 1469 and adopted the title Duke of Austria in 1487. He was the son of John Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary, who died in 1456. In 1457, Matthias was imprisoned along with his older brother, Ladislaus Hunyadi, on the orders of King Ladislaus the Posthumous. Ladislaus Hunyadi was executed, causing a rebellion that forced King Ladislaus to flee Hungary. After the King died unexpectedly, Matthias's uncle Michael Szilágyi persuaded the Estates to unanimously proclaim Matthias king on 24 January 1458. He began his rule under his uncle's guardianship, but he took effective control of government within two weeks.

John Corvinus was the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and his mistress, Barbara Edelpöck.

Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus was a Roman general, author, and patron of literature and art.

Elisabeth Corvinus or Elisabeth Hunyadi Princess of Hungary and the last surviving member of the Hungarian Royal House of Hunyadi.

Christopher Corvinus or Christopher Hunyadi Prince of Hungary and the last male member of the Hungarian Royal House of Hunyadi.

Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus was a Roman Senator who lived in the Roman Empire in the 1st century.

Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus was a member of the Titus Statilius Taurus family of Roman Senators which went back to Titus Statilius Taurus, the general of emperor Augustus. Corvinus was consul in 45 AD during the reign of the Emperor Claudius with Marcus Vinicius as his colleague.