Giorgio Basta (1550-1607)

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Name (English)
Giorgio Basta
Short name
Giorgio Basta
Year of birth
1550
Year of death
1607
Short Description
"Giorgio Basta, Count of Huszt (1550 – 1607) was an Italian general, diplomat, and writer of Arbëreshë origin, employed by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to command Habsburg forces in the Long War of 1591–1606. He was later sent to administer Transylvania as an Imperial vassal and to restore Catholicism as the dominant religion in the region.

On his orders, his ally Michael the Brave, who ruled Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, was assassinated on 9 August 1601, a few days after the common victory at the Battle of Guruslău, for trying to turn against Rudolf II. For this, he is often depicted as disloyal and violent by Romanian and Hungarian historians. Basta was also the author of books on the art of military leadership." - (en.wikipedia.org 27.11.2019)
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  • Medaille auf den Feldmarschall und Statthalter Siebenbürgens, Giorgio Basta, 1603

    Medaille auf den Feldmarschall und Statthalter Siebenbürgens, Giorgio Basta, 1603

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    Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart - CC BY-SA

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