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103. Taler Coin, Gabriel Bethlen, Principality of Transylvania, 1622, silver, minted in Baia Mare, rare piece

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EUR 1.500

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Wed, 24 September 2025 18:00

Gabriel Bethlen (1580–1629), prince of Transylvania between 1613 and 1629, was one of the most influential figures in Central Europe in the first half of the seventeenth century. Through his clever internal and external policies, he transformed Transylvania into a respected regional power, in a context dominated by the religious and political conflicts of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Bethlen was a fervent supporter of Protestantism, promoting religious reform and consolidating the educational, cultural, and administrative institutions of the principality. He strengthened Transylvania's autonomy in relation to the Habsburg Empire, whose expansionism he combatted through diplomacy as well as armed interventions. He managed to be recognized not only as the prince of Transylvania, but also – for a short time – as the elected king of Hungary, with the support of the Hungarian nobility and the Turks. As far as relations with other Romanian territories are concerned, Gabriel Bethlen played an active and influential role. He intervened several times in Wallachia and Moldova, supporting or removing rulers depending on his political interests and the context of external alliances. Although some of these interventions generated instability, they reflect Bethlen's political importance in the region and his desire to keep the extra-Carpathian Romanian space under his influence, located at the border between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg one. Also, through alliances with Sweden, the Netherlands, and the German Protestant states, Bethlen brought Transylvania to the forefront of European politics. He actively participated in the Thirty Years' War on the side of the Protestant coalition, gaining territorial advantages and international recognition.

Dimensions

custom d=42 mm

Description

silver

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