Treaty of Bytom and Będzin
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Treaty of Bytom and Będzin or Treaty of Będzin and Bytom was a treaty signed between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Austrian House of Habsburg on 9 March 1589. It was favorable to the Comm
Maximilian surrenders to Zamoyski, 1862 illustration
Maximilian III of Austria
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Maximilian III of Austria, was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Archduke of Further Austria from 1612 until his death. He was also briefly known as Maximilian of Poland during his claim for t
Treaty of Bytom and Będzin
…Commonwealth and the Austrian House of Habsburg on 9 March 1589. It was favorable to the Commonwealth. In the course of War of the Polish Succession, Archduke Maximilian III of Austria was soundly defeated and taken prisoner by Polish chancellor and hetman, Jan Zamoyski, at the Battle of Byczyna in January 1588. Maximilan was treated…
Portrait by Hans Henseiller, 1590s, National Museum in Warsaw
Portrait of Archduke Maximilian by Martino Rota, c. 1580
Anonymous Netherlands, Portrait of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, 17th century, engraving