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Mikes (surname)
Mikes is a surname. Notable persons with the surname include: * Christos Mikes (born 1971), retired Greek footballer * Éva Mikes (1938-1986), Hungarian pop singer * George Mikes (1912–1987), Hungarian-born British author * Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761), Hungarian political figure * Mihály Mikes (politician) (died 1662), Chancellor of Transylvania from 1656 to 1660 * Mihály Mikes (soldier) (died 1721), Hungarian landowner and aristocrat * Mike Mikes, American soccer player See also *Mikes family The House of Mikes de Zabola is a Hungarian noble family of Székely origin from the 16th century. Notable members * Mihály Mikes (politician) (d. 1662), Chancellor of Transylvania (1656–1660) * Mihály Mikes (soldier) (d. 1721), created Ba ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikes Hungarian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Mikes
Christos Mikes ( gr, Χρήστος Μικές; born 23 September 1971) is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Mikes started his career with Zavlani. In 1989, he moved to Panachaiki, in where he played the next seven years. In 1996, he went to Kalamata and four years later, he moved to Ionikos. The seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05 he played in Chalkidona F.C. and the season 2005-06 he played in Atromitos after the merge of two clubs. The next season, he moved to Veria, Πήρε Μικέ και Κινγκ η Βέροια in where remained only one season. The next years he continued in lower leagues, in Achilleas Kamaron and Niki Proastiou. He was in the Greece national team that won the 1997 |
Éva Mikes
Éva Mikes (22 December 1938. Budapest - 5 February 1986 Budapest.) was a Hungarian pop singer, who rose to fame during the 1960s. Biography Mikes started her music career at the late 1950s at the studio of the Magyar Rádió. Her characteristic voice and tender style made her quickly known throughout the country, along with singers like János Koós or Katalin Sárosi. Best known for her lyrical, romantic songs, she scored the first place in the very first Hungarian Top Hit Chart - published in ''Ifjúsági Magazin'' (Magazine for the Young People) in 1965 with her song ''Te szeress legalább''. She was also popular in other Eastern countries, such as the Soviet Union and Poland (appearing on the Sopot International Song Festival). After the local success of beat music classical pop lost popularity, and she decided to retire. In 1973, after her daughter born, she left the stage and worked as a music teacher. Éva Mikes died in 1986 after battling with cancer. Notable sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mikes
George Mikes ( hu, Mikes György, ; 15 February 1912 – 30 August 1987) was a Hungarian-born British journalist, humorist and writer, best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries. Life George Mikes ( Hungarian: ) was born in 1912, in the small town of Siklós, in the southwest of Hungary. His father, Alfréd Mikes, was a successful lawyer, a profession he wanted his son to follow. Mikes graduated in Budapest in 1933; he studied law and received his doctorate at Budapest University, after that he worked as a lawyer but at the same time he became a journalist and started to work for ("Morning"), a Budapest newspaper. For a short while he was the columnist of for ("Theatre Life"), another newspaper in Budapest. In 1938 Mikes became the London correspondent for two Hungarian newspapers, and ("8 o'clock News") and he worked for the former until 1940. The experience of the German Jewish refugees coming to his home in Hungary for help after 1933 had left an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelemen Mikes
Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761) was a Transylvanian-born Hungarian political figure and essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg monarchy. Mikes is referred to as the "Hungarian Goethe", made famous by his '' Letters from Turkey''. With these, Mikes laid the foundations of Hungarian literary prose, Lóránt Czigány: ''A History of Hungarian Literature: From the Earliest Times to the mid-1970s'', Clarendon Press, 198/ref> and he is regarded as one of the first Hungarian prose authors. He was born in Zagon, Zágon and grew up in Zabola (present-day Covasna County, Romania). He fought the Habsburg until being forced to flee to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, France and eventually the Ottoman Empire. While in Tekirdağ, where he lived in exile with the Transylvanian Prince Ferenc Rákóczi Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihály Mikes (politician)
Mihály Mikes de Zabola (? – 1662)Markó 2006, p. 115. was a Hungarian noble in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1656 to 1660. Biography He was born into a Transylvanian aristocrat family as one of the five children of Zsigmond Mikes, a member of the Transylvanian Royal Council and Borbála Imecs. He married Borbála Paczolai, they had no children. In his youth at November 1637, he tried to abduct his love Sára Tarnóczy de Királyfalva, with the help of his brothers, János and Pál and their servants, however they were caught in the act. As a result the Mikes brothers were sentenced to death and confiscation of property in 1638, but they fled to Moldavia, where served voivode Vasile Lupu. In the next year George I Rákóczi gave amnesty to him and returned to home. Mikes functioned as commander of the Transylvanian artillery in 1644, then served as envoy to Warsaw besides Ferenc Bethlen in 1647 to ask the Polish throne f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihály Mikes (soldier)
Count Mihály Mikes de Zabola (? – 6 January 1721, in Csesztve) was a Hungarian landowner and aristocrat in Transylvania from the prestigious Mikes family. He served as Captain General of Háromszék (one of the geographical regions of Székely Land) in 1691. He was created Baron by Leopold I in 1693. Three years later he earned the title of Count for his family. Later he was appointed Ispán (Count; ''comes'') of Belső-Szolnok County in 1700. During the Rákóczi's War of Independence, he was captured by the kuruc in 1703. After that he became a supporter of Francis II Rákóczi. He was elected to the Kuruc Senate by the Diet of Marosvásárhely (today: Târgu Mureș, Romania) in 1707. He functioned as commander of the exiled kuruc people in the Romanian principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mikes
Michael Mikes is a retired American soccer player who spent most of his career with the Colorado Foxes in the American Professional Soccer League. Player Mikes played for Scott Galagher in St. Louis as a child and graduated from St. John Vianney High School. He attended the University of Evansville, playing on the men's soccer team from 1983 to 1986. He was a 1985 Third Team and 1986 Second Team All American. In 2006, the University of Evansville inducted Mikes into the school's Hall of Fame. in 1990, Mikes joined the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League, playing for them through at least 1995. He also played four games for the Wichita Wings during the 1992-1993 National Professional Soccer League season. Coach In September 1991, Mikes became an assistant coach at Regis University Regis University is a private Jesuit university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1877 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers more than 120 degrees through 5 colleges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikes Family
The House of Mikes de Zabola is a Hungarian noble family of Székely origin from the 16th century. Notable members * Mihály Mikes (politician) (d. 1662), Chancellor of Transylvania (1656–1660) *Mihály Mikes (soldier) (d. 1721), created Baron (1693) then Count (1696), became kuruc after 1703 *Kelemen Mikes (1820–1849), Honvéd general in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, killed in the Siege of Nagyszeben (Sibiu) * Ármin Mikes *János Mikes (1876–1945), Bishop of Szombathely (1911–1936) From the Zágon branch *Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761), essayist, scribe of Francis II Rákóczi, died in exile Manor Houses Bodola Nagydebrek Marosujvár Szászfenes Sepsibükszad Uzon Zágon See also *List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary Dukes and princes Marquesses Counts Barons References Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * {{Refend Croatian nobility Hungarian nobility Jewish-Hungarian families ... Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
