Michael the Brave
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Michael the Brave, born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia, Prince of Moldavia and de facto ruler of Transylvania. He is considered one of Romania's greatest national heroes. Since the 19t
Portrait by Aegidius Sadeler II, 1601
Engraving of Michael the Brave
Sigismund Báthory using the title Prince of Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia in a 1595 engraving.
Michael the Brave, early 20th-century mural painting
Battle of Guruslău
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The Battle of Guruslău or Battle of Goroszló was fought on 3 August 1601, between the troops of the Habsburg monarchy led by Giorgio Basta, the Zaporozhian Cossacks and Wallachia led by Michael the Br
Michael the Brave
…Simion Movilă out of Moldavia and prepared to reenter Transylvania. Michael the Brave, allied with Giorgio Basta, defeated the Hungarian army at the Battle of Guruslău. A few days later Basta, who sought to control Transylvania himself, assassinated Michael by order of the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II. Michael was born…
Center: Discordia, holding some of the 110 flags captured by Michael and Basta (left: Moldavia, right: Odorhei, center: Báthory's flag). Right: Transylvanian prisoners sitting under a round shield with Transylvanian symbols: a hand, a bird, a donkey, a sheep. Left: Diana, holding a spear with the imperial twin-headed eagle, under the Capricorn, Emperor Rudolph II's astrological sign. By Hans von Aachen, 1603–1604
Michael and Basta defeating the Hungarian nobility of Transylvania
Battle of Braşov (1603): Different flags captured by Giorgio Basta