- Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Portrait of King Michael, unknown Polish painter from the 17th century King of Poland 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 July 31, 1640
Wiśniowiec, Poland (now Ukraine)Died November 10, 1673 (aged 33)
Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine)Burial Wawel Cathedral, Świętokrzyska Chapel (buried on January 31, 1676) Signature Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (Polish: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Lithuanian: Mykolas I Kaributas Višnioveckis; July 31, 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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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.
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))[1] 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.
Ancestors
Michał Wiśniowiecki Michał Wiśniowiecki Halszka Zenowiczówna Jeremi Wiśniowiecki Ieremia Movilă Regina Mohyła Elżbieta Csomortány Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Jan Zamoyski Tomasz Zamoyski Barbara Tarnowska Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska Aleksander Ostrogski Katarzyna Ostrogska Anna Kostka Gallery
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Clementinum in Prague, where he studied.[2]
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Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673.
See also
- History of Poland (1569-1795)
- Wiśniowiecki family
References
- ^ Poczet.com, Michał Korybut Wisniowiecki.
- ^ www.wladcy.myslenice.net, Michał I Tomasz Wiśniowiecki herbu Korybut.
External links
Media related to Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki at Wikimedia Commons
Michał Korybut WiśniowieckiBorn: 31 May 1640 Died: 10 November 1673Regnal titles Preceded by
John II Casimir VasaKing of Poland
1669–1673Succeeded by
John III SobieskiMonarchs of Lithuania Early Grand Dukes Gediminids Butigeidis · Butvydas · Vytenis · Gediminas (family) · Jaunutis · Algirdas (family) · Jogaila (family) · Kęstutis (family) · Skirgaila · Vytautas · Švitrigaila · Sygismund Kestutian · Casimir Jagellon · Alexander · Sigismund I the Old · Sigismund II AugustusElected Henry III of Valois · Anna the Jagiellonian · Stephen Báthory · Sigismund III Vasa · Ladislaus IV Vasa · John II Casimir Vasa · Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki · John III Sobieski · Augustus II the Strong · Stanisław Leszczyński · August III the Saxon · Stanisław August PoniatowskiCategories:- 1640 births
- 1673 deaths
- People from Zbarazh Raion
- Polish Roman Catholics
- Roman Catholic monarchs
- Polish monarchs
- Grand Dukes of Lithuania
- Wiśniowiecki family
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- 17th-century Polish people
- Ukrainian nobility
- Burials at Archcathedral Basilica of Sts. Stanisław and Vaclav, Kraków
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