György Dózsa

György Dózsa (or György Székely, Romanian: Gheorghe Doja; c. 1470 – 20 July 1514) was a Székely man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility during the reign of King Vladislaus II of Hungary. The rebellion was suppressed, and Dózsa captured, tortured, and executed by being seated on a throne (itself smouldering according to legend), crowned with red-hot iron, devoured alive by his followers under duress, then quartered.

"Gheorghe Doja" redirects here. For the opera, see György Dózsa (opera). For other uses, see Gheorghe Doja (disambiguation).

György Dózsa
Contemporary woodcut of Dózsa's execution.
Born1470 (1470)
Dálnok, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Died(1514-07-20)20 July 1514
Temesvár, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Cause of deathtorture
Other namesGyörgy Székely, Gheorghe Doja
Known forleader of peasant revolt
RelativesGergely Dózsa (brother)
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