György Dózsa
György Dózsa | |
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Contemporary woodcut of Dózsa's execution. | |
| Born | 1470 |
| Died | 20 July 1514 (aged 43–44) Temesvár, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Cause of death | Torture |
| Other names | György Székely, Gheorghe Doja |
| Known for | leader of peasant revolt |
| Relatives | Gergely Dózsa (brother) |
György Dózsa (or György Székely, Romanian: Gheorghe Doja; c. 1470 – 20 July 1514) was a Székely man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility during the reign of King Vladislaus II of Hungary. The rebellion was suppressed, and Dózsa captured, tortured, and executed by being seated on a throne (itself smouldering according to legend), crowned with red-hot iron, devoured alive by his followers under duress, and then quartered.