The following is the list of chancellors of Transylvania during the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) and the (Grand) Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867).
List of chancellors
Principality of Transylvania
| Name | Date | Prince | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mihály Csáky | 1556–1571 | John Sigismund Zápolya | |
| Ferenc Forgách | 1571–1575 | Stephen Báthory | |
| Imre Sulyok | 1576–1578 | Stephen Báthory | |
| Márton Berzeviczy | 1578–1586 | Stephen Báthory | for Stephen Báthory in Poland |
| Farkas Kovacsóczy | 1578–1594 | Stephen Báthory, From 1586: Sigismund Báthory |
for voivodes Christopher Báthory and Sigismund Báthory until 1586 |
| István Jósika | 1594–1598 | Sigismund Báthory | |
| Demeter Naprágyi | 1598–1600 | Rudolf, From August 1598: Sigismund Báthory, From March 1599: Andrew Báthory |
|
| Vacant | 1600–1603 | Michael the Brave, From 1601: Sigismund Báthory, From 1602: Rudolf |
headed by a secretary of the Chancellery |
| János Jacobinus | 1603 | Mózes Székely | |
| Mihály Káthay | 1604–1606 | Rudolf, From 1605, Stephen Bocskay |
appointed by Stephen Bocskay. |
| Vacant | 1606–1607 | Stephen Bocskay | Secretary: Simon Péchi |
| János Petki | 1607–1608 | Sigismund Rákóczi | |
| István Kendi | 1608–1610 | Gabriel Báthory | |
| János Imreffy | 1610–1611 | Gabriel Báthory | |
| Vacant | 1611–1613 | Gabriel Báthory | Secretary: György Hidy |
| Simon Péchi | 1613–1621 | Gabriel Bethlen | |
| Vacant | 1621–1622 | Gabriel Bethlen | Secretary: István Kovacsóczy |
| István Kovacsóczy | 1622–1634 | Gabriel Bethlen, From 1629, Catherine of Brandenburg, In 1630, Stephen Bethlen, From December 1630, George I Rákóczi |
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| Vacant | 1634–1656 | George I Rákóczi, From 1648, George II Rákóczi |
Master of the Judgement: István Kassai (1634–1644), Secretary: János Szalárdi (1644–1649), Secretary: János Pálóczi Horváth (1649–1656) |
| Mihály Mikes | 1656–1660 | George II Rákóczi, 1657–1658: disputed Prince Francis Rhédey |
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| János Bethlen Acting Chancellor: Farkas Bethlen (1676–1677) |
1659–1676 1677–1678 |
Ákos Barcsay, From 1661, John Kemény, From 1662, Michael I Apafi |
appointed by Ákos Barcsay, when Mihály Mikes still held the office |
| Farkas Bethlen | 1678–1679 | Michael I Apafi | |
| Vacant | 1679–1688 | Michael I Apafi | the distribution of functions among several persons |
| Mihály Teleki | 1688–1690 | Michael I Apafi Field Marshal Antonio Caraffa |
appointed by Leopold I, Transylvania was occupied |
| Transylvanian Court Chancellery | Since 1694 | Habsburg rule | Diploma Leopoldinum end of the independent Transylvania |
Habsburg rule
The Transylvanian Court Chancellery was established in 1694, according to the Diploma Leopoldinum, modeled on its Hungarian counterpart. Leopold I also created the Gubernium ("Governorate") which was the main governmental body of Transylvania until the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.
During the reign of Joseph II the Hungarian and Transylvanian Court Chancelleries were merged in 1787. The King withdrew his, among others, regulation on his deathbed.
| Name | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Miklós Bethlen | 1691–1708 | Chancellor |
| Sámuel Kálnoky | 1694–1706 | Court Chancellor |
| Pál Ráday | 1707–1710 (?) | Director of Francis II Rákóczi's Transylvanian Chancellery |
| Zsigmond Kornis | 1710–1713 | Court Chancellor; Governor (1713–1731) |
| János Bornemisza | 1713–1740 | Chancellor |
| László Gyulaffi | 1740–1754 | Court Chancellor |
| Gábor Bethlen | 1754–1765 | Court Chancellor |
| Samuel von Brukenthal | 1766–1777 | Chancellor; Chairman of the Gubernium (1774–1777), Governor (1777–1787) |
| Károly Jeromos Pálffy | 1787–1791 | Court Chancellor of Hungary and Transylvania |
| Sámuel Teleki | 1791–1822 | Court Chancellor |
| Miklós Jósika | 1822–1834 | Lord Chancellor |
| Vacant | 1834–1837 | |
| Elek Nopcsa | 1837–1844 | Court Chancellor |
| Vacant | 1844–1846 | |
| Sámuel Jósika | 1846–1848 | Court Chancellor |
| Vacant | 1848–1860 | Chancellery was disbanded by Francis Joseph after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 |
| Ferenc Kemény | 1860–1861 | Chancellor |
| Ferenc Nádasdy | 1861–1865 | Court Chancellor |
| Ferenc Haller | 1865–1867 | Court Chancellor |
See also
- Governor of Transylvania
- List of rulers of Transylvania
- Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)
- Voivode of Transylvania
References
- Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon p. 113. (The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia) (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
- Trócsányi, Zsolt: Erdély központi kormányzata 1540–1690. Budapest: Akadémiai. 1980. ISBN 963-05-2327-2. pp. 181–183.