Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
| Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki | |
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| Reign | June 19, 1669 – November 10, 1673 |
| Coronation | September 29, 1669 |
| Predecessor | John II Casimir Vasa |
| Successor | John III Sobieski |
| Spouse | Eleonora Maria of Austria |
| House | Wiśniowiecki |
| Father | Jarema Wiśniowiecki |
| Mother | Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska |
| Born | May 31, 1640 Biały Kamień, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Died | November 10, 1673 (aged 33) Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Burial | Wawel Cathedral, Świętokrzyska Chapel (buried on January 31, 1676) |
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (Polish: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Lithuanian: Mykolas I Kaributas Višnioveckis; May 31[1], 1640 – November 10, 1673), son of Jarema Wiśniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska, was King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from September 29, 1669, to his death in 1673.
In 1670 he was married to Eleonora Maria of Austria, (in Polish: Eleonora Wiśniowiecka or Eleonora Habsburżanka) a Habsburg, born 1653 at Regensburg died 1697 at Vienna, daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga.
Michael Korybut owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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[edit] Royal titles
- Official Latin version: Michael I, Dei Gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae, Samogitiae, Livoniae, Smolensciae, Kijoviae, Volhyniae, Podoliae, Podlachiae, Severiae, Czernichoviaeque, etc.
(citation from one contemporary document: "Michael primvs, Dei gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dvx Lituaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masouiae, Samogitiae, Kiiouiae, Volhyniae, Podlachiae, Podoliae, Liuoniae, Smolensciae, Seueriae Czernihouiaeque etc")
- English translation: Michael I, by the Grace of God, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlaskie, Severia and Chernihiv, etc.
[edit] Biography
Following the abdication of King John II Casimir Vasa and the end of The Deluge, the Polish nobility elected Michael to the Polish throne. Michael was the son of a successful but controversial military commander, Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki, known for his ruthless actions against Bohdan Chmielnicki's Uprising.
Michael Wiśniowiecki's reign was less than successful. His father's military fame notwithstanding, Michał lost a war against the Turks, who occupied Podole (see Polish–Ottoman War (1672–1676))[2] He was unable to cope with his responsibilities and with Poland's quarreling factions. After his death, John Sobieski was elected King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and crowned as John III.
[edit] Ancestors
[edit] Gallery
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Clementinum in Prague, where he studied.[3]
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Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ilona Czamańska, Wiśniowieccy. Monografia rodu, Poznań 2007, p .249,
- ^ Poczet.com, Michał Korybut Wisniowiecki.
- ^ www.wladcy.myslenice.net, Michał I Tomasz Wiśniowiecki herbu Korybut.
[edit] External links
Media related to Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki at Wikimedia Commons
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
Born: 31 May 1640 Died: 10 November 1673 |
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| Preceded by John II Casimir Vasa |
King of Poland 1669–1673 |
Succeeded by John III Sobieski |
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