Mózes Székely

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Mózes Székely (1550-17 July 1603) was a Transylvanian nobleman of Székely descent and briefly ruled as Prince of Transylvania.

Mózes was a military leader under Prince Sigismund Báthory. After the latter's third and final abdication in 1601, Transylvania was controlled by the mercenaries of Habsburg general Giorgio Basta. In April 1603, Székely instigated the native Transylvanian forces to rebel and, with the support of Turkish-Tartarian auxiliary forces routed Basta's troops. On 8 May Székely claimed the title of a Prince of Transylvania, but his rule proved unstable, as his Tartarian mercenaries outdid Basta's troops in cruelty and Radu Şerban, the new Voivod of Wallachia attacked as an ally of the Habsburg Emperor.

Mózes' own kinsmen, the Székely, joined forces with the invader, who defeated and killed Mózes in the battle of Kronstadt on 17 July, 1603. Radu withdrew to Wallachia, making way for a return of Basta's mercenaries.