The House of Bethlen is the name of two Hungarian ancient noble families, ''Bethlen de Iktár'' and ''Bethlen de Bethlen''. Although both families have similar coat of arms, they have no proven mutual ancestry. Both can trace their noble lineage up to 12th and the 13th centuries, and their family members played a significant role in the history of

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

and Hungary within the Habsburg Empire. ''Bethlen'' is the Hungarian and adopted German name of two places in Transylvania, Romania, which are both called ''Beclean'' in Romanian: the town of

Beclean Beclean (; Hungarian language, Hungarian and German language, German: ''Bethlen'') is a town in Bistrița-Năsăud County, in north-eastern Transylvania, Romania. The town administers three villages: Coldău (''Goldau''; ''Várkudu''), Figa (''F� ...

in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, and the commune of

(, ), in Braşov County.

Notable members

Partial, chronological list. *Bethlen, son of Lőrinc, Hungarian nobleman, ancestor of the Bethlen and Apafi families * Gabriel Bethlen de Iktár (1580–1629),

Prince of Transylvania The Prince of Transylvania (, , , Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77.) 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 1 ...

(1613–1629),

Duke of Opole The following is a list of monarchs who used the title Duke of Opole and controlled the city and the surrounding area either directly or indirectly (see also Duchy of Opole). Piast dynasty * 1163-1173 Bolesław I the Tall (Bolesław Wysoki), Du ...

(1622–1625) and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection * Stephan Bethlen de Iktár (1582–1648),

in 1630 * Katharina Bethlen de Iktár (1604–1649), Princess of Transylvania (1629–1630) * János Bethlen de Bethlen (1613–1678), Hungarian aristocrat who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1659 to 1678 * Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639–1679), Hungarian Count who inherited his cousin as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679 * Katalin Bethlen de Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian aristocrat and author * András Bethlen de Bethlen (1847–1898), Hungarian

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who served as Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (1890–1894) * István Bethlen de Bethlen (1874–1946), Hungarian Count and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1921–1931) * Theodora, Countess Nikolaus Bethlen de Bethlen (b. 1986), German aristocrat

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{{Reflist Hungarian noble families

Notable members

See also

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