Gróf Miklós Bercsényi  Gróf Miklós Bercsényi,  (born September
1665, Temetvény, Hung. [now Hrádok, Slovakia]—died Nov. 6,
1725, Tekirdağ, Turkey), chief general in the Kuruc (anti-
Habsburg) insurrection (1703–11) in Hungary and deputy to its
leader, Prince Ferenc Rákóczi II of Transylvania.  Born to an
old and prestigious noble family, Bercsényi studied at the
University of Nagyszombat and then became a member of the court
of the palatine, the most powerful official in the Hungarian
kingdom. In 1686 he fought with distinction in the siege of
Buda, which marked the end of Turkish rule in Hungary, and was
promoted to colonel. Later he was given command of the border
fortresses around Szeged. In 1687 he was made a count and
appointed the king’s chamberlain and counsel.  In 1696 Bercsényi
met Rákóczi and from then on was his military partner and most
loyal friend. When Rákóczi was arrested for rebelling against
Leopold, the Habsburg king, Bercsényi fled to Poland and
prepared the uprising against the Habsburgs. I