KB, Poland, Lithuania, King Wisniowiecki, anty-Turkish war, Profs. Korski

Description: This medal is a part of my Polish medals offer Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject. If you are interested in other medals, related to this subject, click here, please. Poland; Rulers Medieval Motives Historic Battles Poland; History The artist - Prof Witold Korski (1918 - 2003), one of the most famous Polish artist, architect, sculptor and medalist. The Polish Kings and Royals and Their Coins Series by Profs. Witold Korski This series consists of 44 medals; if you are interested in the complete set, please contact me. King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, 1640 - 1673 Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (July 31, 1640 – November 10, 1673), son of Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska, was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from September 29, 1669, to his death in 1673. av. The coin of king Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki; the dates; 1669 - 1673 rv. The coat of arms of the King diameter - 70 mm (2 ¾ “) weight – 144.50 gr, (5.10 oz) metal – bronze Royal titles Official Latin version: Michael I, Dei Gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russie, Prussiae, Masoviae, Samogitiae, Livoniae, Smolenscie, Kijoviae, Volhyniae, Podoliae, Podlachiae, Severiae, Czernichoviaeque, etc. (citation from one contemporary document: "Michael primvs, Dei gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dvx Lituaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masouiae, Samogitiae, Kiiouiae, Volhyniae, Podlachiae, Podoliae, Liuoniae, Smolensciae, Seueriae Czernihouiaeque etc" English translation: Michael I, by God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia [Ukraine and Belarus], Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia, Smolensk, Kyiv, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlachia, Severia and Chernihiv, etc. Following the abdication of King Jan II Kazimierz Vasa and the end of The Deluge, the Polish nobility (szlachta) elected Michał Wiśniowiecki king, believing that he would further the interests of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the first monarch of Polish origin since the last of the Jagiellon Dynasty, Zygmunt II August, had died in 1572. Michał was the son of a successful but controversial military commander, Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki, known for his ruthless actions against Bohdan Chmielnicki's Uprising. Michał Wiśniowiecki's reign was less than successful. His father's military fame notwithstanding, Michał lost a war against the Turks, who occupied Podole. He was unable to cope with his responsibilities and with Poland's quarreling factions. On his death, Jan Sobieski was elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Chocim Khotyn (Ukrainian: Хотин, Polish: Chocim, Romanian: Hotin, Turkish: Khotin, Russian: Хотин, translit. Khotin) is a city in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, and is the administrative center of the Khotynsky Raion (district) within that oblast. In earlier times, the town was part of the Bessarabia region, which between the 15th and the 20th centuries belonged successively to Moldavia, the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Romania, the Soviet Union, split between Ukrainian SSR and Moldavian SSR), and remained split between Ukraine and Moldova. Due to the fluctuations in control, the official name also changed, and there is a multitude of spellings for the town's name, including Khotyn, Chocim, Chotyn, Hotin, Choczim, or Khotin. The city is famous for its history and archaeology, as well as for the famous Khotyn Fortress. Battle of Chocim In the Battle of Chocim in 1621, an army of 160,000 Turkish veterans, led by Osman II, advanced from Adrianople towards the Polish frontier. The Turks, following their victory in the Battle of Cecora, had high hopes of conquering Poland. The Polish commander Jan Karol Chodkiewicz crossed the Dniester in September 1621 with approximately 35,000 soldiers and entrenched the Khotyn Fortress, blocking the path of the Ottoman march. The arrival of 40,000 Ukrainian cossack forces under their hetman Petro Konashevych was instrumental in that victory. The Commonwealth hetman held the sultan at bay for a whole month, until the first snow of autumn compelled Osman to withdraw his diminished forces. But the victory was dearly purchased by Poland. A few days before the siege was raised, the aged grand hetman died of exhaustion in the fortress on September 24, 1621. The Commonwealth forces held under the command of Stanisław Lubomirski. The battle, described by Wacław Potocki in his most famous work Transakcja wojny chocimskiej, marked the end of the long period of Moldavian Magnate Wars. In 1673, the Polish hussars again fought a major battle on this site. This time Polish forces under the command of soon-to-be-king Jan Sobieski defeated the Ottomans on 11 November 1673. In the Russo-Turkish War, the fortress was taken by Russian field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Munnich on August 19, 1739. This victory is remembered primarily through the Ode on the Taking of Khotin from the Turks, composed by the young Mikhail Lomonosov. This ode produced a revolution, often taken as a starting point of the modern Russian poetry.

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