 Johannes de Thurocz also wrote that King Sigismund , fascinated by Voyk 's fame , " took him away from Wallachia to his own realm and settled him there " , suggesting that Voyk moved from his Wallachian homeland to the Kingdom of Hungary . The late 15th century historian Philippe de Commines referred to Voyk 's son John as the " White Knight of Wallachia " . In accordance with these sources , Pál Engel , András Kubinyi , and other contemporary historians have written that the Hunyadi family descended from Wallachian boyars ( noblemen ) . 
