Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Totally Explained

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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.

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. 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.

Ancestors

Gallery

Image:Prague clementinum entrance.jpg|Clementinum in Prague, where he studied. Image:Election Wisniowiecki.jpg|Election of Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki at Wola. Image:Michael Korybut by Daniel Schultz.jpg|His portrait in coronation robes by Daniel Schultz. Image:Battle of Chocim 1673.jpg|Battle of Khotyn on 11 November 1673. Further Information

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