Giorgio Basta

Giorgio Basta, Gjergj Basta
Giorgio Basta, Gjergj Basta
Born	1550; La Rocca, Kingdom of Naples
Died	1607 (aged 56–57); Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Allegiance	Spain; Holy Roman Empire;
Service/branch	Imperial Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	French Wars of Religion Siege of Paris (1590); Siege of Rouen (1591–1592); War of the Three Henrys; Long War Bocskai uprising; Battle of Mirăslău; Battle of Guruslău;

Giorgio Basta, Count of Huszt, Gjergj Basta or Gheorghe Basta (1550 – 1607) was an Italian general, diplomat, and writer of Arbëreshë Albanian origin, employed by the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to command Habsburg forces in the Long War of 1593–1606. He was later sent to administer Transylvania as an Imperial vassal and to restore Catholicism as the dominant religion in the region.

On his orders, his ally Michael the Brave, who ruled Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, was assassinated on 9 August 1601, a few days after the common victory at the Battle of Guruslău, for trying to turn against Rudolf II. For this, he is often depicted as disloyal and violent by Romanian and Hungarian historians. Basta was also the author of books on the art of military leadership.

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