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Nicholas Monoky de Monok | |
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| Baron Monoky de Monok | |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Tenure | 1625-1644 |
| Predecessor | Office Created |
| Successor | Mátyás Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály |
| Full name | monoki Monoky Miklós |
| Years active | 1590s-1644 |
| Born | ca. 1570 Monok, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Residence | Monok |
| Wars and battles | |
| Noble family | Monoky |
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| Father | John Monoky de Monok |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
Baron Nicholas Monoky de Monok (Hungarian: monoki Monoky Miklós) was a member of the ancient Monoky family of Zemplén County.[1] He was born in the late 16th century to John Monoky de Monok, a prominent soldier who served as Captain of Fülek (Fiľakovo) Castle until his death in 1598.[2] Nicholas had several siblings, including an elder brother Michael (d. 1592) and a younger brother Francis, who served as Alispán of Abaúj.
Military Career
[edit]Nicholas Monoky came of age during the Long Turkish War and the following era of rebellions in Royal Hungary. His military career began under Prince Stephen Bocskai’s revolt (1604–1606) against Habsburg rule. In 1605, Nicholas served as a hajdú captain under General Francis Rhédey, one of Bocskai’s allies.[3] A 1605 muster at Korpona describe Nicholas was a passionate huntsman, Francis Rhédey described him with the quote, “I hunt according to the example of Esau,” (“Ézsau példájára űzöm a vadászatot”).[3] By 1607, after Bocskai’s peace with the Habsburgs, Nicholas had risen to become the Captain of Ónod Castle[1] and came to become a trusted confidant of Prince Gabriel Báthory of Transylvania.[4] Later, when Prince Gabriel Bethlen launched his campaign against Habsburg King Ferdinand II in 1619 as part of the Thirty Years’ War, Nicholas joined the Bethlen's forces. By 1620, he was in charge of 700 horsemen and held the rank of a főkapitány (chief captain) of the Upper Hungarian county militias beyond the Fatra Mountains.[5] Follow the Peace of Nikolsburg in 1621, Nicholas realigned his allegiance to the Habsburg king.
Political and Court Life
[edit]On 16 August 1625, King Ferdinand II signed a charter elevating Nicholas to the rank of hereditary Baron of Hungary along with the privilege of using red sealing wax.[2]
Let this be known among the soldiers, and let your good name be with the many: by your brave deeds, reconciling hearts in field campaigns on land and sea, serving alternately as leader and as captain—when the fortress of Lata of Satarchiensis lay threatened with demolition by the bey Mehemet—when our most serene patron, the late Prince Archduke Maximilian of Austria, summoned as general of the war-host to Eger County to confront the enemy, you advanced to meet him with your utmost strength and military effort; and on account of these distinguished exploits, at the recommendation of the most magnificent Nicolaus Palki (then general of the lands beyond the Danube), you were brought by ship in view of the Order’s standards, with universal praise, into the personal favor of His Highness.
— King Ferdinand II of Hungary granting Nicholas Monoky baronial status, 1625, Libri Regii (Királyi Könyvek), National Archives of Hungary
In earlier years, Prince Bethlen appointed him to high command during the 1619–1620 campaign. Letters from Bethlen’s chancery in late 1620 mention Nicholas among the princely counselors (“fejedelmi tanácsosok”), who were deliberating strategy and negotiating with Habsburg envoys.
Legacy
[edit]Nicholas fought in many defining struggles of the early 17th century and was a confidant of leaders in both Habsburg Hungary and the Principality of Translyvania.
He married Anna Csetneki in the early 17th century and had issue,[2]
- John (died 1643)[1]
- Anna, married Matthias Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály
- Elizabeth, married Francis Darholczy
- Susanna, married Sigismund Tököly
The mainline Monoky estates became one of the early assets of the Andrássy family, which rose to great prominence in Hungary in the following centuries. The Monoky Castle in Monok remained associated with the Andrássy family.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Monoky család. (Monoki. †) | Nagy Iván: Magyarország családai | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ a b c Ráth 1860, p. 554.
- ^ a b Hadtortenelmi-Kozlemenyek-2013-4, p. 99.
- ^ Hadtortenelmi-Kozlemenyek-2013-4, p. 98.
- ^ Hadtortenelmi-Kozlemenyek-2013-4, p. 101.
Sources
[edit]- "Monoky Család. (Monoki. †)." Arcanum, National Archives of Hungary, https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Nagyivan-nagy-ivan-magyarorszag-csaladai-1/hetedik-kotet-5828/monoky-csalad-monoki-6B2C/.
- Ráth, Mór. Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár (MEK) / Hungarian Electronic Library, Nagy Iván, https://mek.oszk.hu/09300/09379/pdf/mo_csaladai_07.pdf.
- Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum Folyóirata, https://www.scribd.com/document/399376140/Hadtortenelmi-Kozlemenyek-2013-4