Giorgio Basta also known as Count of Huszt or Gheorghe Basta 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.
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Giorgio Basta also known as Count of Huszt or Gheorghe Basta 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.
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1550 to 1607 · aged 57
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