Geloofsvrijheid in Zevenburgen in de vroegmoderne tijd
Freedom of Religion in Transylvania in Early Modern Times

Summary/Abstract: After the victory of the Ottomans in Mohács, a long war started for the Hungarian throne which led to the division of Hungary into three parts. János Zsigmond, the son of the king of Hungary and Isabella of Poland became the prince of the Principality of Transylvania, being also a vassal of Sultan Suleiman II. There were three nations in the Principality (Hungarians, Szeklers, Saxons). They formed ethnic groups and estates. In the 16th century some of them converted to protestant religions, some of them remained catholic. Religious questions were discussed on the Diet ruled by the humanist prince János Zsigmond. In this paper I give an overview of the different bills which ensured the status quo among the different protestant religions and the Catholics.

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