Lists of political office-holders in Transylvania
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These are lists of political office-holders in Transylvania, from the 10th century, until 1867.
- Count of the Székelys – royal officials appointed from the first half of the 13th century to the second half of the 15th century to lead the Székelys independently of the voivodes.
- Duke of Transylvania – members of the royal family bearing the title duke in the 13th and 14th centuries
- Voivode of Transylvania – great officials of the realm appointed by the monarchs to administer parts of Transylvania (includes a list of the sovereigns appointing them)
- List of voivodes of Transylvania (12th–16th century)
- Prince of Transylvania – monarchs of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) under Ottoman suzerainty
- List of princes of Transylvania (1570–1711)
- List of princesses consort of Transylvania (1570–1711)
- List of princes 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. In practice, administration was performed by the Governor of Transylvania, a viceroy appointed by the Habsburg monarchs between 1691 and 1867:
- List of governors of Transylvania (includes a list of the sovereigns appointing them)
- List of chancellors of Transylvania (1556–1867), appointed during both the Ottoman and Habsburg eras of the Principality of Transylvania
- Early rulers[citation needed]
- Gelou, legendary Duke of Vlachs, is mentioned exclusively in the 13th century Gesta Hungarorum written by an unknown chronicler referred to as Anonymus. Romanian historiography claims that he was an actual person. Hungarian historiography claims that Gelou is a fictional person created by Anonymus from a toponym by etymology.[citation needed]
- Tuhutum/Töhötöm (904–?), one of the legendary seven Hungarian chieftains, as given by Anonymus[citation needed]
- Gyula II (950), Hungarian tribal leader, initially his domains were situated at the region of southeast Hungary bordered by the rivers Temes, Maros, Körös, Tisza and Tutisz (unknown, but possibly the Béga). Gyula's tribe moved to Transylvania possibly around 950, however according to early chronicles, his family's progenitor was one of the seven conqueror chiefs who occupied Transylvania at the time of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin[citation needed]
- Gyula (or Prokuj) (?–1003), ruler of the upper Tisza region and northern Transylvania. Defeated by his nephew, Stephen I of Hungary[citation needed]
- St. Stephen I (István) (1003–1038), first Christian King of Hungary (1000), Arpad dynasty member, maternal grandson of Gyula the Old, defeated Gyula the Young and the Bulgarians ("Kean")[citation needed]
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External links
- Heraldique Europeenne including the coats-of-arms of Transylvania and its rulers 1526–1690[dead link]
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