A „Kemény-párt” utolsó „csatái”. Erdélyi–Habsburg diplomáciai tárgyalások 1662-ben
The Last “Battles” of the “Kemény Party”. Transylvanian-Habsburg Diplomatic Negotiations in 1662

Summary/Abstract: The “Second Crisis of Power” (1657‒1662) was one of the most turbulent periods in Transylvanian history. Prince György Rákóczy II’s campaign to seize the Polish throne without the permission of the Sublime Porte led to a retaliatory campaign by the Ottoman Empire. The war situation was aggravated by the chaotic internal political situation. In addition to the new prince candidates of the Sublime Porte, János Kemény also entered politics, asking for and receiving help from Leopold I, King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor. The presence of the imperial-royal armies in Transylvania, however, threatened the authority of the Sublime Porte over Transylvania, so Köse Ali Pasha entered the country in several times, and then made Mihály Apafi I the Prince of Transylvania. Although Apafi defeated János Kemény and his troops in January 1662, the circle that had previously supported János Kemény continued to see the Habsburg orientation as the key to the survival of Transylvania. The aim of this paper is to show how the “Kemény Party”, relying on the imperial-royal military forces that remained in Transylvania, tried to maintain and strengthen its position against Mihály Apafi I through (diplomatic) negotiations.

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