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Gabriel Bethlen

1580–1629 · 17th century · Also known as Gábor Bethlen

Gabriel Bethlen was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and, briefly, elected King of Hungary. A Calvinist ruling under Ottoman suzerainty, he joined the Protestant side in the Thirty Years' War and campaigned against the Habsburgs. At home he strengthened princely finances and made Gyulafehérvár a centre of Protestant learning with a new college.

Gabriel Bethlen — Image: Unidentified painter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Principality of Transylvania

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gabriel Bethlen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gabriel-bethlen
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