Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki

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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki

Reign	From September 29, 1669 until November 10, 1673
Elected	On June 19 1669 in Poland.
Coronation	On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland
Coat of Arms	Korybut
Predecessor	Jan Kazimierz II Waza
Successor	Jan III Sobieski
Parents	Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska
Consorts	Elenora Maria Józefa
Children	with Eleonora Maria Józefa none
Date of Birth	July 31, 1640
Place of Birth	Olesko, Poland, (now Ukraine)
Date of Death	November 10, 1673
Place of Death	Lwów, Poland, (now Ukraine)
Place of Burial	Wawel, Świętokrzyska Chapel, Kraków, Poland buried on January 31, 1676

Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki (July 31, 1640 - November 10, 1673); Polish: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, was the son of Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska. King of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 29 September 1669 to his death in 1673.

Royal titles:

• Official Latin version: Michael, Dei Gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russie, Prussiae, Masoviae, Samogitiae, Livoniae, Smolenscie, Kijoviae, Volhyniae, Podoliae, Podlachiae, Severiae, Czernichoviaeque, etc.

• English translation: Michael, by God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia (Ukraine & Belarus), Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, Smolensk, Kyiv, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Sewierz and Czernichow, etc.

Biography

Following the abdication of King Jan Kazimierz Vasa and the end of The Deluge, the Polish nobility (szlachta) elected Michael as king, believing he would further the interests of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the first monarch of Polish origin since the last of Jagiellonian Dynasty, Sigismund II Augustus, died in 1572. Michal was a son of a successful but controversial military commander Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki, known for his actions during uring the Chmielnicki Uprising led by Bohdan Chmielnicki.

His reign was less than successful, and the nobility was not satisfied with the House of Vasa's dynastic policies. Despite his fathers military fame Michael lost a war against the Ottoman Empire, with Turks occupying Podolia. He was unable to cope with his responsibilities and with the different quarreling factions within Poland. On his death, Jan Sobieski was elected king of Poland.

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