Principality of Transylvania

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Having been a quasi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Hungary from the 10th-11th century until the 16th century, it became a semi-independent state ruled by Protestant Hungarian princes after the 1526 defeat of Mohacs following which a part of the Kingdom of Hungary became an Ottoman dependency. After 1711 until 1867 it was incorporated into the Austrian Empire under the Habsburg monarchy.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Principality of Transylvania". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7130, accessed 23 November 2024.]

7130 Principality of Transylvania 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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