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János Fekete | |
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| Born | 10 November 1741 Csabrendek |
| Died | 21 July 1803 (aged 61) Fót |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Occupation | Royal Commissioner, poet, nobleman |
János Fekete de Galánta (often simply János Fekete; Hungarian: Fekete János; November 10, 1741 – July 21, 1803) was a Hungarian nobleman, poet and libertine. Next to Mihály Csokonai a leading figure in the Hungarian literary revival of the Enlightenment.
Having been educated in Vienna in November 1, 1754. He had good relations with his teachers. He started writing poetry during his school years and Maria Theresa honoured him for his talent. He was greatly influenced by Rousseau and Voltaire then. After the finished school he stayed in Vienna. He often visited to brothels, He liked to play cards and wrote his poetries. His French mentality made him an easy fit at court, and he was a favourite of Queen Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I.
In Vienna he met Countess Jozefa Esterházy, whom he married in 1765. They had one son born on November 7, 1767.[1]
As a politician, he appeared regularly in the National Assembly of 1790-1791.
He wrote his poetries in French and Italian. He gave a speech in Italian at the coronation of Francis I. in 1792. According to Ferenc Kazinczy he was intelligent, well-educated and witty.[2] In the same year he wrote Mes Rapsodies in French. He sent the work to Voltaire with two barrels of Tokaji. He developed a very good friendship with Voltaire and János every time sent him many barrels of wine.[3] Voltaire told him that his wine was better than his poems. János Fekete translated Ovid's and Voltaire's works.
He died July 21, 1803 in his mansion in Fót.
Famous works
edit- À sa Majesté Leopold II. à l'occasion de son couronnement à Presbourg en Hongrie - 1790
- Mes rapsodies - 1792
- Kopasz Péter Urnak A’ Tiszai Utamról Gunyoló Versek - 1792
- On the peace - 1798
- ľArchiduchesse Alexandra Pavlovna ľassemblage des peuples, qui habitent ľHongrie. - 1800
- Ovid's mastery of love
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- ^ "Szinnyei József: Magyar írók élete és munkái". mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Johann Fekete de Galantha – Wien Geschichte Wiki". web.archive.org. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-22.