This is a list of princesses consort of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711). In this era, Transylvania was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, sometimes in dual vassalage with the Lands of the Hungarian Crown.
Princess consort of Transylvania
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| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Unmarried | John II Sigismund Zápolya | |||||||
| Anna Szárkándy | - | - | - | 1571 husband's opposes Stephen Báthory |
1572 husband's defeat |
- | Gáspár Bekes | |
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Anna Jagiellon | Sigismund I the Old (Jagiellon) |
18 October 1523 | 1 May 1576 alongside Elisabeth Bocskay |
12 December 1586 husband's death |
9 September 1596 | Stephen Báthory | |
| Elisabeth Bocskay | György Bocskay (Bocskay) |
1550 | 1571? | 28 January 1576 alongside Anna Jagiellon |
27 May 1581 husband's death |
15 February 1581 | Christopher Báthory | |
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Maria Christina of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) |
10 November 1574 | 6 August 1595 | April 1598 husband's abdication |
6 April 1621 | Sigismund Báthory | |
| Unmarried | Rudolf I of Hungary | |||||||
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Maria Christina of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg) |
10 November 1574 | 6 August 1595 | August 1598 husband's return |
1599 divorce or March 1599 husband's 2nd abdication |
6 April 1621 | Sigismund Báthory |
| Stanca Doamna | Dimitru Izverani? | - | 1588 | 20 November 1599 husband's accession |
September 1600 husband's desposition |
- | Michael of Wallachia | |
| Unmarried | Rudolf I of Hungary | |||||||
| Unmarried | Sigismund Báthory | |||||||
| Unmarried | Rudolf I of Hungary | |||||||
| Anna Kornis | - | - | 1585 | 15 April 1603 husband's election |
17 July 1603 husband's death |
- | Mózes Székely | |
| Katalin Hagymássy | - | - | 1583 | 21 February 1605 husband's election |
29 December 1606 husband's death |
- | Stephen Bocskay | |
| Borbála Telegdi | Mihály Telegdi (Telegdi) |
- | 1596 | 11 February 1607 husband's election |
5 March 1608 husband's resignation |
March 1616 | Sigismund Rákóczi | |
| Anna Horváth of Palocsa | - | - | 1607 | 7 March 1608 husband's election |
27 October 1613 husband's death |
- | Gabriel Báthory | |
| Zsuzsanna Károlyi | László Károlyi (Károlyi de Nagykároly) |
1585 | 1605 | 13 October 1613 husband's election |
13 May 1622 | Gabriel Bethlen | ||
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Catherine of Brandenburg | John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) |
28 May 1602 | 2 March 1626 | 15 November 1629 husband's death |
9 February 1649 | ||
| Katalin Károlyi | László Károlyi (Károlyi de Nagykároly) |
1588 | 1623 | 28 September 1629 husband's election |
26 November 1630 husband's desposition |
1588 | István Bethlen | |
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Maria Anna of Spain | Philip III of Spain (Habsburg) |
18 August 1606 | 20 February 1631 in opposition with Zsuzsanna Lorántffy |
13 December 1645 husband's recognition of George I Rákóczi as Prince |
13 May 1646 | Ferdinand III of Hungary | |
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Zsuzsanna Lorántffy | Mihály Lorántffy (Lorántffy de Serke) |
1600/2 | 1616 | 1 December 1630 husband's election |
11 October 1648 husband's death |
18 April 1660 | George I Rákóczi |
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Zsófia Báthory | Andrew Báthory (1597–1637) (Báthory de Somlyó) |
1629 | 3 February 1643 | 19 February 1642 husband's election October 1648 husband's accession |
3 November 1657 husband's death |
14 June 1680 | George II Rákóczi |
| Druzsina Bethlen | István Bethlen (Bethlen de Iktár) |
- | - | 2 November 1657 husband's election |
9 January 1658 husband's death |
- | Francis Rhédey | |
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Zsófia Báthory | Andrew Báthory (1597–1637) (Báthory de Somlyó) |
1629 | 3 February 1643 | 1657 husband's desposition |
1658 husband's restoration |
14 June 1680 | George II Rákóczi |
| Erzsébet Szalánczy | - (Szalánczy de Szenttamás) |
- | - | 1658 husband's desposition |
1659 husband's restoration |
- | Ákos Barcsay | |
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Zsófia Báthory | Andrew Báthory (1597–1637) (Báthory de Somlyó) |
1629 | 3 February 1643 | 1659 husband's restoration |
7 June 1660 husband's death |
14 June 1680 | George II Rákóczi |
| Anna Bornemissza | - | 1630 | 1650 or 10 June 1653 | 14 September 1661 husband's election |
5 August 1688 | Michael I Apafi | ||
| Katalin Bethlen | Gergely Bethlen (Bethlen de Bethlen) |
- | 30 June 1694 | 1692 husband's desposition |
4 January 1725 | Michael II Apafi | ||
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Jelena Zrinska | Petar Zrinski, Ban of Croatia (Zrinski) |
1643 | 15 June 1682 | 22 September 1690 husband's opposition of Habsburg rule |
26 January 1699 husband's claim relinquished with the defeat of Ottoman allies |
18 February 1703 | Imre Thököly |
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Eleonore-Magdalena of the Palatinate-Neuburg | Philip William, Elector Palatine (Wittelsbach) |
6 January 1655 | 14 December 1676 | 1692 husband's assumed title |
5 May 1705 husband's death |
19 January 1720 | Leopold I of Hungary |
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Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried | Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried (Hesse-Wanfried) |
8 March 1679 | 26 September 1696 | 8 July 1704 Start of Rákóczi's War for Independence |
21 February 1711 End of Rákóczi's War for Independence |
8 February 1722 | Francis II Rákóczi |
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Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick | John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) |
21 April 1673 | 24 February 1699 | 5 May 1705 husband's accession |
17 April 1711 husband's death |
10 April 1742 | Joseph I of Hungary |
During the (Grand) Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), the title of "Prince(ss) of Transylvania" (since 2 November 1765 "Grand Prince(ss)") was connected to the Habsburg kings and queens of Hungary (see List of Hungarian monarchs § House of Habsburg (1526–1780) and List of Hungarian monarchs § House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918)) until 1804, when it was added to the Grand title of the emperor of Austria. In practice, administration was performed by the Governor of Transylvania, a viceroy appointed by the Habsburg monarchs between 1691 and 1867.
See also
editSources
edit- Marek, Miroslav. "Hungarian noble families". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source][better source needed]