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John II Sigismund adopted the new style "Prince of Transylvania and Lord of parts of Hungary". [23] [24] John Sigismund's successor, Stephen Báthory, however, adopted the title the one-time royal governors of Transylvania used and styled himself voivode. [24] [25] Furthermore, he secretly swore allegiance to King Maximilian I of Hungary. [25]
Transylvania is administered by General Giorgio Basta in the name of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor [18] 1605–1606: Stephen Bocskai: 1 January 1557 Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) son of George Bocskai and Krisztina Sulyok Kata Hagymássy (1583) childless 29 December 1606 Kassa: maternal uncle of Prince Sigismund Báthory; elected prince of Hungary ...
George I Rákóczi (8 June 1593 – 11 October 1648) was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabriel Bethlen, his predecessor as Prince.
George II Rákóczi (30 January 1621 – 7 June 1660), was a Hungarian nobleman, Prince of Transylvania (1648-1660), the eldest son of George I and Zsuzsanna Lorántffy. [ 1 ] Early life
The Diet of Transylvania stated that Bocskai's death had put an end to Sigismund's appointment, but confirmed his position as governor on 22 January 1607. [108] [109] György Thurzó noted that most Transylvanian noblemen were also willing to elect Sigismund prince, although Sigismund was not the only candidate. [108]
George II Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania, invaded the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth without seeking the Ottoman sultan's consent in January 1657. [11] [12] He had concluded an agreement with King Charles X of Sweden about the partition of the Commonwealth and wanted to secure the Polish throne for himself. [11]
Bocskai was elected prince of Transylvania on 21 February 1605 and prince of Hungary on 20 April of that year. [33] His realm included most of Transylvania proper, Partium and Upper Hungary. [34] Stephen Báthory died on 25 July 1605. [35] He had willed most of his estates to Gabriel, who became one of the wealthiest noblemen in Bocskai's realm ...
John Hunyadi, (c.1406–1456), Voivode of Transylvania, Regent of Hungary Orban (–1453), Hungarian iron founder and engineer Vlad the Impaler (1428/31–1476/77), Prince of Wallachia