Jovan Nenad

Jovan Nenad, (Serbian Cyrillic - Јован Ненад, Hungarian: Fekete Iván, Croatian Ivan Crni; * unknown, birthplace perhaps Lipova in Arad, † 1527 in Szeged ), also surnamed Jovan Nenad the Black ( Јован Ненад Црни / Jovan Nenad Crni ) was a leader of Serb gang Rien in Hungary and declared himself Tsar of the Serbs.

After the Battle of Mohács in 1526 appeared among the Serbs of southern Hungary, a mysterious person, Jovan Nenad (Johann unexpectedly ), also known as Jovan Crni ( John the blacks) because of a birthmark, which reportedly ranged from the right temple down to the right foot. He claimed to have been sent by God to free the Christians did alleged miracles and proclaimed himself Tsar of the Serbs and the Emperor of Byzantium. The turmoil in Hungary after the Battle of Mohács exploiting, he brought nearly all of today's Vojvodina under his rule and established his residence in Subotica. In Counts of Subotica Valentin Tarek, who was expelled by Johann Nenad, he created his mortal enemy. Johann Nenad supported the Hungarian throne claims of Ferdinand I. against Johann Zápolya. His army struck twice the armies Zápolyas, in the third battle, he suffered a severe defeat. He pulled back to reorganize his army. When Ferdinand I marched with his army in Hungary, Johann Nenad made ​​up at a meeting with Ferdinand. In Szeged he was shot by followers Zápolyas from an ambush. He was seriously wounded captured in his sickbed by Tarek, and then beheaded.