Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
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| Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki | ||
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| Reign | From June 19, 1669 until November 10, 1673 |
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| Elected | On June 19, 1669 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coronation | On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland |
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| Coat of Arms | Korybut | |
| Parents | Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska |
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| Consorts | Elenora Maria Habsburg | |
| Children | none | |
| Date of Birth | May 31, 1640 | |
| Place of Birth | Wiśniowiec, Poland, (now Ukraine) |
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| Date of Death | November 10, 1673 | |
| Place of Death | Lwów, Poland, (now Ukraine) |
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| Place of Burial | Wawel, Świętokrzyska Chapel, Kraków, Poland buried on January 31, 1676 |
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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 and stepdaughter of his third wife Eleonore Gonzaga.
Michal Korybut owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
[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 God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Severia and Chernihiv, etc.
[edit] Biography
Following the abdication of King Jan II Kazimierz Vasa and the end of The Deluge, the Polish nobility (szlachta) elected Michał Wiśniowiecki king. He was the first monarch of Polish origin since the last of the Jagiellon Dynasty, Zygmunt II August, had died in 1572. 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. 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.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Jan II Kazimierz |
King of Poland 1669–1673 |
Succeeded by Jan III Sobieski |
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