Prince of Transylvania

Prince of Transylvania
Erdélyi fejedelem
Last to reign
Francis II Rákóczi
8 July 1704 – 21 February 1711
Details
First monarchJohn Sigismund Zápolya
Last monarchFrancis II Rákóczi
Formation16 August 1570
Abolition21 February 1711
ResidencePrincely Palace, Gyulafehérvár (now Alba Iulia, Romania)
AppointerDiet of Transylvania
This article is about the rulers of the Principality of Transylvania in the 16th and 17th centuries. For the royal officials responsible for the administration of Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary between the 11th and 16th centuries, see Voivode of Transylvania. For the members of the Hungarian royal family bearing the title Duke of Transylvania in the 13th or 14th century, see Duke of Transylvania.

The Prince of Transylvania (Hungarian: erdélyi fejedelem, German: Fürst von Siebenbürgen, Latin: princeps Transsylvaniae, Romanian: principele Transilvaniei) 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 1570, but its use became stable only from 1576.

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