Principality of Transylvania

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early modern state historical polity vassal state

The Principality of Transylvania was an early modern Eastern European state centered in the Transylvanian region, known for its semi-independent status between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires and its distinctive religious tolerance.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Principality of Transylvania canonical 29
Transylvanian Principality 3
Austro-Hungarian Transylvania (historically) 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern state ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
vassal state ⓘ
bufferStateBetween Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
capital Alba Iulia ⓘ
Gyulafehérvár ⓘ
country Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
dissolved 1711 ⓘ
endTime 1711 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Hungarians ⓘ
Romanians ⓘ
Saxons ⓘ
Székelys ⓘ
governmentType elective monarchy ⓘ
principality ⓘ
hasPolicy recognition of four received religions ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
inception 1570 ⓘ
legalInstrument Diploma of Leopold I ⓘ
Treaty of Speyer ⓘ
legislature Transylvanian Diet ⓘ
locatedIn Carpathian Basin ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
Transylvania ⓘ
notableEvent Long Turkish War ⓘ
Rákóczi's War of Independence ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
officialLanguage German ⓘ
Hungarian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
partOf Ottoman Empire ⓘ
predecessor Eastern Hungarian Kingdom ⓘ
recognizedReligion Calvinism ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Unitarianism ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Unitarianism ⓘ
ruler Gabriel Bethlen ⓘ
George I Rákóczi ⓘ
George II Rákóczi ⓘ
John II Sigismund Zápolya ⓘ
surface form: John Sigismund Zápolya

Michael I Apafi ⓘ
Sigismund Báthory ⓘ
Stephen Báthory ⓘ
startTime 1570 ⓘ
successor Principality of Transylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Grand Principality of Transylvania

Principality of Transylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Habsburg Principality of Transylvania
tributaryTo Ottoman Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Long Turkish War → belligerent → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary → sharesBorderWith → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvania → historicalAllegiance → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Wallachia → foughtAgainst → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Hungarian Unitarian Church → recognizedBy → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Long War → belligerent → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) → opponent → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul
this entity surface form: Principality of Transylvania (before his rule)
Thirteen Years' War → belligerent → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transylvanian Principality
Principality of Transylvania → successor → Principality of Transylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Habsburg Principality of Transylvania
Principality of Transylvania → successor → Principality of Transylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Principality of Transylvania
Alba Iulia → countryCapitalOf → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Principality of Transylvania (historical)
Battle of Guruslău (1601) → historicalRegion → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Sigismund Báthory → country → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596) → belligerent → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596) → combatantSide → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transylvanian Principality
Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596) → countryInvolved → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Fifteen Years' War → hasParticipant → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Giorgio Basta → associatedWith → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transylvanian Principality
Henriette Marie of the Palatinate → placeOfMarriage → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Sultan Mustafa II → territorialLoss → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Transylvania (to the Habsburg Monarchy)
Kolozsvár → historicalSovereign → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Partium → wasContestedBy → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvanian Plateau → historicalRegionOf → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvanian Diet → country → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvanian Diet → appliesToJurisdiction → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Transylvanian Diet → associatedWithInstitution → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Grand Prince of Transylvania → country → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Báthory family → associatedWith → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Isabella Jagiellon → countryOfDeath → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
István Bocskai → placeOfBirth → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Gabriel Bethlen → birthPlace → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Gabriel Bethlen → deathPlace → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Gabriel Bethlen → countryOfCitizenship → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Gabriel Bethlen → monarchOf → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Principality of Moldavia → coexistedWith → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
John II Sigismund Zápolya → countryRuled → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
1568 Edict of Torda → historicalRegion → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
Rășinari → isPartOfHistoricalRegion → Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Austro-Hungarian Transylvania (historically)