Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, also known as Michał Tomasz Wiśniowiecki, and under a regal name Michael, was the ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Portrait by Daniel Schultz, 1670
Personal coat of arms
Painting by Daniel Schultz
Polish coin minted during Michał's reign, c. 1671
Eleonore Maria Josefa of Austria was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, and subsequently Duchess of Lorraine by her second marriage to Char
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
…of Khotyn (Chocim) in 1673 by his successor, John III Sobieski, who defeated an Austrian candidate in the election. In 1670, Michał was married to Eleonora Maria of Austria (1653–1697), daughter of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and his third wife Eleonora Gonzaga. They had one son, who died at birth. Michał was the…
Portrait by Charles Brendel, 1684
Sarcophagus of Eleonore of Austria: Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Austria