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Baron Péter Apor de Altorja (1676–1752) was a Hungarian count (''főispán'') and historian. He was a member of the aristocratic Apor family.
* Lusus mundi et ejusdem actus Scenicus, prout in humillima familia Aporiana ab exitu quidem ex Scythia non interrupta serie nobilis, sic in reliquis eidem sangvine junctis inclitis familiis, opere et veritate. Anno 1727. Synopsis mutationum notabiliorum aetate mea in Transylvania et progressus vitae meae. published in 172
* Syntagma et syllabus vivorum et mortuorum aetate mea, qui memoriam non fugerunt not published * Manuscript on the Transylvanian wild animals
1676 births 1752 deaths
Baron Péter Apor de Altorja (1676–1752) was a Hungarian count (''főispán'') and historian. He was a member of the aristocratic Apor family.
Life
He was born in 1676, and lost his father early. He started his studies in 1686 inKolozsvár
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after he continued it in Nagyszombat
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Hungarian Catholic University. In 1695/96, he earned his doctor degree in law and free arts. He returned to Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
and remained loyal supporter of the Habsburgs
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In 1699, Leopold I nominated him as count (''főispán'') of Küküllő county (highest administrative position in the Hungarian county). He suffered material losses in the Rákóczi revolution. In 1704, he lived in Kronstadt
Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for "crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of ...
after fled to Wallachia
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. In 1706, he returned and joined the revolution. In 1707 Colonel Graven captured him and he was kept in custody for 2 years. In 1707, he was excused and nominated as Háromszék royal judge. In 1713, he was granted the countship (as hereditary count, part of the aristocracy, only title).
He fled from the epidemic to the Moldavian Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most par ...
and spent few years there. In 1744, he was nominated to government position in Vienna
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as "main court consultant" and received from King Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
a golden necklace. He did not work in his new position but remained in Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
.
Works
* Metamorphosis Transylvaniae published in 173* Lusus mundi et ejusdem actus Scenicus, prout in humillima familia Aporiana ab exitu quidem ex Scythia non interrupta serie nobilis, sic in reliquis eidem sangvine junctis inclitis familiis, opere et veritate. Anno 1727. Synopsis mutationum notabiliorum aetate mea in Transylvania et progressus vitae meae. published in 172
* Syntagma et syllabus vivorum et mortuorum aetate mea, qui memoriam non fugerunt not published * Manuscript on the Transylvanian wild animals
Literature
* Szinnyei József: Magyar írók élete és munkái, Arcanum, Budapest, 2000, * Metamorphosis Transylvaniae (Hardcover1676 births 1752 deaths
Peter
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People
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* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
17th-century Hungarian people
18th-century Hungarian historians
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