István Koháry
Count István II. Koháry (Csábrág, 1649–1731), the poet, politician and general was a member of the Hungarian House of Koháry.
Also recorded as Istvan Kohary
István Koháry
Unidentified painter · Mikó Árpád (szerk): Jankovich Miklós (1773–1846) gyűjteményei, A Magyar Nemzeti Galéria kiadványai 2002/1, HU ISSN 0231-2387, p. 90. (Magyar Digitális Múzeumi Könyvtár) · Public domain
- Name
- István II.
- Birthplace
- Csábrág Castle
- Died
- 29 March 1731
- Born
- 1649 · Čabradský Vrbovok.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- politician · poet · writer
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Count István II. Koháry (Csábrág, 1649–1731), the poet, politician and general was a member of the Hungarian House of Koháry.
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István Koháry (1649–1731) was a poet, politician and writer, of Hungarian nationality. The poet was born and died in Čabradský Vrbovok. István Koháry held the position of Judge royal. Languages used include Hungarian.
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• Name — István II. Koháry • Honorific Suffix — Count • Birthplace — Csábrág Castle • Died — 29 March 1731 • Place of death — Csábrág Castle • Resting Place — Hronský Beňadik Abbey • Parents — Istvan Koháry Judith Balassa de Gyarma.
Life
Life
István Koháry was the eldest son of István Koháry (1616–1664) and the Hungarian noble woman Judith of Balsassa. His father died when he was 15. After studying at the Jesuit university of Trnava he became the hereditary commander of Fülek castle. During the uprise of Imre Thököly he was sieged there in the year 1682 for several weeks and finally taken hostage by Thököly. Koháry refused to side with him and stayed loyal to the Habsburg king Leopold. For the next three years he remained imprisoned by the Kuruc. After the Battle of Vienna 1683 the Turks and with them also Thököly were driven out of Hungary and 1685 István became free. He was received with all honours at the Imperial court of Vienna. Emperor Leopold called him Speculum Fidelitatis, the mirror of loyalty and awarded him the title Count and the hereditary headship of Hont County. 1714 he became Judge royal, the second-highest judge, preceded only by the palatine, in the Kingdom of Hungary. • Illustration — István Koháry monument in Kecskemét
Work
Work
During his captivity István began to write poems, unusual for his time not in Latin, but in Hungarian language.
Death and legacy
István Koháry remained unmarried and died highly honoured at the age of 82 at Csábrág castle. In his testament he founded a Fideicommis and stated that every head of it have to be a Catholic. His nephew Andreas Josef Koháry (1694–1757) became his heir. István Koháry was buried in the family crypt at the abbey of Hronský Beňadik. 1909 Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria commissioned a marble monument for the church to honour his famous ancestor. • Illustration — Hronsky Benadik Abbey • Illustration — Entrance to the Koháry crypt • Illustration — Istvan Monument in the abbey
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- 1.Koháry István. szelence.com.
- 2.M?zeum Sv?t? Anton - House of Koh?ry.
- 3.Oswald Redlich, Weltmacht des Barock: Österreich in der Zeit Kaiser Leopolds I., Seite 285
- 4.Markó 2006, p. 284.
- 5.Koháry István. szelence.com.
- 6.August Wilpert, Bayerische Bibliographie .Kurze Geschichte der katholischen, sog. "Koháry"-Linie des Herzoglichen Hauses Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, http://gateway-bayern.de/BV014584282 Seite 3f.
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