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Transylvania is administered by Voivode Michael the Brave of Wallachia, recognized by the Diet as imperial governor of Emperor Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. In addition, Michael the Brave occupied Moldavia in 1600, and styled himself " By the grace of God , ruler of Wallachia , Transylvania and Moldavia " between 6 June 1600 and December 1600.
The Prince of Transylvania (Hungarian: erdélyi fejedelem, German: Fürst von Siebenbürgen, Latin: princeps Transsylvaniae, Romanian: principele Transilvaniei [1]) was the head of state of the Principality of Transylvania from the late-16th century until the mid-18th century.
Sigismund Báthory using the title Prince of Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia in a 1595 engraving. Sigismund's wife, Maria Christina of Habsburg Thaler of Sigismund Báthory minted in 1595 Battle of Giurgiu, which ended with the victory of the united forces of Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia over the retreating Ottoman army
He expanded his authority over the Partium, Transylvania proper, and nearby counties with the support of the local noblemen and burghers who had also been stirred up by Rudolph's tyrannical acts. Bocskai was elected prince of Transylvania on 21 February 1605, and prince of Hungary on 20 April. The Ottomans supported him, but his partisans ...
Stephen Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory István; Polish: Stefan Batory; Lithuanian: Steponas Batoras ⓘ; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586) was Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576), Prince of Transylvania (1576–1586), as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586).
Prince Stephen Báthory was the first powerful prince of independent Transylvania, [21] a Hungarian Catholic who later became king under the name Stephen Báthory of Poland. [21] He undertook to maintain the religious liberty granted by the Edict of Torda but interpreted this obligation in an increasingly restricted sense.
List of princesses consort of Transylvania (1570–1711) During the (Grand) Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), the title of "Prince(ss) of Transylvania" (since 1765 "Grand Prince(ss)") was connected to the Habsburg kings and queens of Hungary until 1804, when it was added to the Grand title of the emperor of Austria.
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]