Michael I. Apafi
Michael I. Apafi (born November 3, 1632 in Elisabethstadt , † April 15, 1690 in Fogarasch ) was Prince of Transylvania .
Life
He comes from the old Transylvanian noble family Apafi . In 1653 he married the Hungarian magnate daughter Anna Bornemissza, who, along with his chancellor Michael Teleki (in Hungarian Teleki Mihaly ), exercised great influence on the rather weak ruler. In his youth he accompanied Prince George II. Rákóczy on his campaign in Poland and after his defeat in 1658 he was taken prisoner by the Tatars. He then lived on his inheritance to Ebesfalva (Romanian Ibașfalău, German Elisabethstadt ). On September 15, 1661, he was appointed Prince of Transylvania by Ali Pascha von Silistra , through the Diet, which was forcibly convened by Ali Pascha. Apafi was the opponent to the I. of Habsburg Emperor Leopold supported Prince Johann Kemény . After he lost his life and battle in the battle of Nagyszőllős on January 23, 1662, Michael Apafi took control of large parts of Transylvania. Michael Apafi was a loyal ally of the Turks until the Turkish defeat at Vienna in 1683 . Then he tried to adapt to the new power situation and started negotiations with the emperor in Vienna. In 1687 an agreement was finally concluded with Vienna, which left him with authority over his country, but with which the suzerainty of the emperor had to be recognized. In the last years of his life, Michael Apafi fell into a depression from which he tried to escape in his watch collection and library while the country was at war. He ruled until his death in 1690. Emmerich Thököly , who was supported by the Turks, and his son Michael II Apafi, elected by the state parliament, competed for his successor .
literature
- Transylvania (history) . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 14, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 943.
- Illustration by Mathias van Somer from 1665: Michael Abaffi Princeps Transylvaniae ( digitized )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prince Apafi and the Turkish War 1660–1664. Mek.oszk.hu
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George II Rákóczi |
Prince of Transylvania 1661 - 1690 |
Michael II. Apafi and Emmerich Thököly |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apafi, Michael I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Transylvania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1632 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elisabethstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1690 |
| Place of death | Fagarash |