Information about Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania
Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania (15 November 1580 - 15 November 1629)
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Gabriel Bethlen (Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor) 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. Bethlen, supported by the Ottomans, led his Calvinist principality against the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies. Bethlen died on 15 November 1629. Catherine became Princess. (His first wife, Zsuzsanna Károlyi, had died in 1622). |
Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania reigned in...
| Reigned as | In Country | From | To | Coins Issued | |
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| Bethlen Gábor (Prince Gabriel Bethlen) | Transylvania | 27 October 1613 | 15 November 1629 | ||
| Bethlen Gábor (Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania), contested |
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Hungary, First Kingdom of | 25 August 1620 | 31 December 1621 | |
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