Historical place archive

Transylvania in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Transylvania in Romania. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels3 people1600–1938

Historical events in Transylvania

1600

28 October 1600
Capture of Transylvania
Sigismund Bathory · Military

Begins to persecute the Catholic population. An Imperial army under George Basta occupies Transylvania

28 October 1600
Imperial Army
Sigismund Bathory · Military

An Imperial army under George Basta occupies Transylvania

1916

September 1916
Capture of Transylvania
Ferdinand I · World War, 1st

The Romanian army captures Transylvania

1938

1938
Rule of Transylvania
Carol II · Government of Romania

Half of Transylvania is ceded to surrounding states

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Romania and Transylvania. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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