Gabriel Bethlen was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. B
Gabor Bethlen Hungary National Musem
1616 ten-ducat gold coin depicting Gabriel Bethlen as Prince of Transylvania
Statue of Gábor Bethlen, by György Vastagh, Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary
Transylvanian Thaler of Gabriel Bethlen showing his portrait and coat of arms (1621)
The Prince of Transylvania was the head of state of the Principality of Transylvania from the late-16th century until the mid-18th century. John Sigismund Zápolya was the first to adopt the title in 1
Gabriel Bethlen
…Gabriel Bethlen (Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole…
Last to reign Francis II Rákóczi 8 July 1704 – 21 February 1711
King John Sigismund of Hungary with Suleiman the Magnificent in 1556.