These are lists of political office-holders in

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 ...

, from the 10th century, until 1867. *

Count of the Székelys The Count of the Székelys (, ) was the leader of the Hungarian-speaking Székelys in Transylvania, in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. First mentioned in royal charters of the 13th century, the counts were the highest-ranking royal officials in ...

– royal officials appointed from the first half of the 13th century to the second half of the 15th century to lead the

Székelys The Székelys (, Old Hungarian script, Székely runes: ), also referred to as Szeklers, are a Hungarians, Hungarian subgroup living mostly in the Székely Land in Romania. In addition to their native villages in Suceava County in Bukovina, a ...

independently of the voivodes. ** List of counts of the Székelys * Duke of Transylvania – members of the royal family bearing the title duke in the 13th and 14th centuries ** List of dukes of Transylvania *

Voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...

– great officials of the realm appointed by the monarchs to administer parts of Transylvania (includes a list of the ''sovereigns appointing them'') ** List of voivodes of Transylvania (12th–16th century) *

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 ...

– monarchs of the

Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) The Principality of Transylvania (; ; ; ; ) was a semi-independent state ruled primarily by Hungarian princes. It existed as an Ottoman vassal state for the majority of the 16th and 17th centuries, overseen by Ottoman Turkish sultans. At vario ...

under Ottoman suzerainty **

List of princes of Transylvania This is a list of the Prince of Transylvania, princes of Transylvania. List of princes Sixteenth century Seventeenth century Eighteenth century See also * List of rulers of Transylvania * List of consorts of Transylvania Footnotes Ref ...

(1570–1711) *** List of princesses consort of Transylvania (1570–1711) * During the (Grand)

Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867) The Principality of Transylvania, from 1765 the Grand Principality of Transylvania, was a Lands of the Hungarian Crown, realm of the Hungarian Crown ruled by the Habsburg and Habsburg-Lorraine monarchs of the Habsburg monarchy (later Austrian E ...

, the title of "Prince(ss) of Transylvania" (since 1765 "Grand Prince(ss)") was connected to the Habsburg kings and queens of Hungary until 1804, when it was added to the

Grand title of the emperor of Austria The grand title of the emperor of Austria () was the vast lists of the crowns, titles, and dignities which the emperors of Austria carried from the foundation of the empire in 1804 until the end of the monarchy in 1918. After the House of Habsb ...

. In practice, administration was performed by the

Governor of Transylvania The governor of Transylvania was a viceroy representing the Habsburg monarchs in the Principality (from 1765 Grand Principality) of Transylvania between 1691 and 1867. List of governors Seventeenth century Eighteenth century Nineteenth centu ...

, a

viceroy A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...

appointed by the Habsburg monarchs between 1691 and 1867: ** List of governors of Transylvania (includes a list of the ''sovereigns appointing them'') * List of chancellors of Transylvania (1556–1867), appointed during both the Ottoman and Habsburg eras of the Principality of Transylvania

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Transylvanian rulers