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Mihály Count Teleki de Szék was born 1634 in Oradea, Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania to János Teleki de Szék (1604-1662) and Anna Bornemisza de Berhida et Petrilin (c1608-1678) and died 21 August 1690 Battle of Zărnești (1690) of Killed in battle. He married Zsófia Pekry de Petrovina et Kutyfalva (1638-c1661) 1659 .

Count Mihály Teleki de Szék (Nagyvárad, 1634 - Zărnești, 21 August 1690) was major general of the princes of Transylvania György Rákóczi I and György Rákóczi II, being the latter's confidence man and the last captain of his bodyguard. He then entered the service of princes János Kemény and Mihály I Apafi. being one of the most influential people of the principality.

He participated in the Ferenc Wesselényi's conspiracy and was therefore forced into hiding. In 1672 and in 1678 he was in Hungary. From 1685-1690 he was the de facto administrator of the Habsburgs in Transylvania. In 1685 emperor Leopold I gives him the title of count of the Holy Roman Empire. After Mihály I Apafi's death, he claimed the title of Prince of Transylvania with the support of the Holy Roman Empire.

The ottoman sultan opposed this nomination and sent Imre Thököly to occupy Transylvania. The imperial forces were defeated by Imre Thököly on 21 August 1690 in the Battle of Zărnești where Mihály Teleki de Szék was killed and the Imperial Lieutenant General Heissler von Heitersheim (1629-1696) was taken prisoner by Thököly.


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Offspring of Mihály Count Teleki de Szék and Judit Weér de Köröstarcsa and Muron (1641-1707)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Anna Teleki de Szék (1661-1720) 16 February 1661 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 31 March 1720 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Miklós Apafi de Apanagyfalva (c1650-c1685)
János Kemény de Magyargyerõmonostor (1664-1701)
János Teleki de Szék (1662-1681) 1662 Oradea, Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania 1681 Transylvania, Romania
Zsuzsanna Teleki de Szék (1664-c1720) 1664 Oradea, Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania 1720 Transylvania, Romania Mihály Vay de Vaja et Luskod (c1650-1707)
Krisztina Teleki de Szék (c1666-1721) 1666 Transylvania 1721 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Pál Kendeffy de Malomvíz
Ábrahám Barcsay de Nagybarcsa (c1638-1716)
Katalin Teleki de Szék (c1668-c1730) 1668 Mezőzáh, Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 1730 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Pál Bánffy de Losoncz (c1654-c1710)
Mihály Teleki de Szék (1671-1720) 1672 Sorostély, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 1720 Kolozsvár, Cluj County, Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Katalin Thoroczkay de Toroczkószentgyörgy (1669-1723)
László Teleki de Szék (c1673-1714) 1673 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 1714 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Anna Vay de Vaja et Luskod (c1675-c1719)
Judit Teleki de Szék (c1674-c1740) 1674 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 1740 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire János Pongrácz de Nagymihály (c1670-c1730)
József Teleki de Szék (c1675-1732) 1675 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 31 October 1732 Drassó, Alba County, Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Borbála Kún de Osdola (c1675-c1694)
Katalin Bethlen de Bethlen (1700-1759)
Pál Teleki de Szék (1677-1731) 8 January 1677 Sorostély, Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 13 November 1731 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire Katalin Vay de Vaja (1684-c1750)
Borbála Teleki de Szék (c1678-c1705) 1678 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire 1705 Transylvania, Holy Roman Empire László Vay de Vaja et Luskod (c1670-c1725)
Sándor Teleki de Szék (1679-1754) 1679 5 September 1754 Alba Iulia, Alba County, Romania Júlia Bethlen de Bethlen (1686-1722)
Zsuzsanna Nagy de Petek (c1700-1748)


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