Stephan II. Koháry
Stephan II. Koháry (born March 12, 1649 in Csabragh , † March 29, 1731 in Csabragh ) was a Hungarian general and poet from the Koháry family .
Life
Stephan II was the eldest son of Stephan I. Koháry and Judith Balassa de Gyarma. He was born at Csabragh Castle and studied at the Jesuit College of Tyrnau . In 1667 Leopold I appointed him in command of the Fülek Fortress . In 1682 Emmerich Thököly besieged Castle Fülek for several weeks during the Kuruzzre uprising, but could not take it. Stephan Kohary was then overwhelmed by his own people and handed over to Thököly. He was imprisoned for 3 years and 3 months and was only released after the uprising was put down. Emperor Leopold received him solemnly in Vienna, handed him a gold chain and referred to him as Speculum Fidelitatis , mirror of loyalty.
Stephan Koháry was also rewarded with real estate. He was appointed hereditary county of Hont County, received the dominions of Murany , Derenczeny and Baloghvár and was appointed "Royal Judge and Council". A little later he acquired the rule of Kecskemét and founded a Piarist high school there that still exists today. In a will of January 1723, he founded a Fideikommiss from his property .
Stephan II remained unmarried and died in 1731 at Csabragh Castle. His heir was his nephew Andreas Josef Graf von Koháry (1694–1757).
plant
While still a prisoner of war he began to write poetry, unusual for the time, in the Hungarian language. Stephan II also coined the motto of the family "DAT DEUS CUI VOLT" - God gives it to whoever he wants.
Afterlife
In front of the Piarist grammar school he founded in Kecskemét , a monument to Stephan II Koháry was erected. Stephen II was buried in the family crypt in Hronský Beňadik . In 1909 a memorial was erected below his epitaph on behalf of Ferdinand of Bulgaria .
literature
- Jurendes Patriotic Pilgrims, Winiker, 1843, Volume 30 .
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Koháry, Stephan (II.) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, pp. 282–286 ( digitized version ).
- * Karl Friedrich Hermann Albrecht: Koháry, Stephan (II.) Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 421.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz44087.html
- ^ Oswald Redlich, World Power of the Baroque: Austria in the Time of Emperor Leopold I, page 285
- ↑ Annales Universitatis Scientiarum Budapestinensis de Rolando Eötvös Nominatae: Sectio historica, volumes 22-23, page 62
- ↑ http://szelence.com/kohary/
- ^ Monument to Stephen II. Koháry in Kecskemét
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fideikommiss founded in 1723 | Majorate of the Koháry family 1723–1731 |
Andreas Koháry |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koháry, Stephan II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koháry, Stephan II. Von; Koháry Istvan II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian count and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1649 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Csabragh |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1731 |
| Place of death | Csabragh |