| Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki |
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| Born |
May 31, 1640(1640-05-31) |
| in |
Wiśniowiec, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Died |
November 10, 1673 (aged 33) |
| in |
Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) |
| Buried |
Wawel Cathedral, Świętokrzyska Chapel (buried on January 31, 1676) |
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| Reign |
June 19, 1669
to November 10, 1673 |
| Coronation |
September 29, 1669
in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków |
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| Family or dynasty |
Wiśniowiecki |
| Coat of Arms |
Korybut. |
| Parents |
Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki
Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska |
| Marriage and children |
with Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria:
none |
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (May 31, 1640 – November 10, 1673), son of Jeremi Michał 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 Josefa, Archduchess of Austria, a Habsburg, born 1653 at Regensburg died 1697 at Vienna, daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor by his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga.
Michal Korybut owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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, Podlachia, Severia and Chernihiv, etc.
Biography
Following the abdication of King Jan II Kazimierz Waza and the end of The Deluge, the Polish nobility elected Michał Wiśniowiecki king. Michał was the son of a successful but controversial military commander, Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki, known for his ruthless actions against Bohdan Chmielnicki's Uprising.
Michał Wiśniowiecki's reign was less than successful. His father's military fame notwithstanding, Michał lost a war against the Turks, who occupied Podole.[1] He was unable to cope with his responsibilities and with Poland's quarreling factions. On his death, Jan Sobieski was elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and crowned as John III.
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