János Petki
| János Petki | |
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| Chancellor of Transylvania | |
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In office March 1607 – 31 March 1608 |
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| Monarch | Sigismund Rákóczi |
| Preceded by |
Vacant last office-holder: Mihály Káthay |
| Succeeded by | István Kendi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1572 Sárospatak, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 23 October 1612 Brassó, Principality of Transylvania (today: Brașov, Romania) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Spouse(s) | Katalin Kornis |
János Petki de Ders (1572 – 23 October 1612) was a Hungarian noble and poet in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from March 1607 to 31 March 1608. He was the maternal grandfather of Prince Michael I Apafi.
He was the only child of Mihály Petki (d. 1577) and Margit Daczó de Sepsiszentgyörgy. He married Katalin Kornis de Homoródszentpál (c. 1581–1637), daughter of Farkas Kornis, whom his four children were born:
He studied in Sárospatak between 1584 and 1585 under the supervision his close relative and godfather, István Melith. He served as aulae familiaris (marshal) in the court of Balthasar Báthory from the end of the 1580s. Presumably he served there until the execution of Balthasar by his cousin, Sigismund Báthory in 1594. Later he moved to the Transyvanian Royal Court and became aulae familiaris again for Regent Maria Christina of Austria, wife of Sigismund Báthory who fled Transylvania in 1597 at the first time.
Under Prince Andrew Báthory, he participated in the Battle of Sellenberk in 1599, where the Transyvanian army suffered a severe defeat from Michael the Brave, ruler of Wallachia. Petki was able to escape, along with his father-in-law, Farkas Kornis, from the battle to Görgény (today: Gurghiu, Romania). They were nearly captured in 1600, their possessions were seized by Michael the Brave. In the next year, he was a member of the delegation appointed by the Diet of Kolozsvár (today: Cluj-Napoca, Romania) which sent to Moldavia to call back Sigismund Báthory to retake the Transylvanian throne.
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