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Emeric Thököly

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Emeric Thököly
King of Transylvania
Reign15 April 1690-13 September 1705
Coronation22 April 1690
PredecessorMichael II of Transylvania
SuccessorMichael III of Transylvania
Prince of Slovakia
Reign1682-1685
Born25 September 1657
Kežmarok, Kingdom of Hungary
Died13 September 1705
İzmit, Ottoman Empire
Burial
SpouseIlona Zrinski
IssueElizabeth Thököly
HouseThököly
FatherIstván Thököly
MotherMária Gyulaffy
ReligionLutheran
SignatureEmeric Thököly's signature

Emeric Thököly (Slovak: Imrich Tököli; Hungarian: Thököly Imre; Turkish: Tököli İmre) 25 September 1657–13 September 1705 was a leader of anti-Habsburg uprisings. Emeric was Prince of Slovakia, an Ottoman vassal state, from 1682-1685, and King of Transylvania from 1690 until his death. Having formed an alliance with the Turks, Thököly assisted the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vienna, Battle of Stari Slankamen and Battle of Zenta.