Stephen Bethlen

Stephen Bethlen de Iktár (1582 – 23 December 1648) was the Prince of Transylvania in late 1630.[1]

Early life

Stephen was the younger of the two sons of Farkas Bethlen de Iktár and Druzsiána Lázár.[2] He was born in his father's estate, Marosillye (now Ilia in Romania), in 1582.[2]

He was the younger brother of Gabriel Bethlen, Prince of Transylvania and King-elect of Hungary.

References
  1. Péter 1994, p. 326.
  2. Balogh 2012, p. 216.

Sources
  • Balogh, Judit (2012). "Bethlen István". In Gujdár, Noémi; Szatmáry, Nóra (eds.). Magyar királyok nagykönyve: Uralkodóink, kormányzóink és az erdélyi fejedelmek életének és tetteinek képes története [Encyclopedia of the Kings of Hungary: An Illustrated History of the Life and Deeds of Our Monarchs, Regents and the Princes of Transylvania] (in Hungarian). Reader's Digest. pp. 216–218. ISBN 978-963-289-214-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Péter, Katalin (1994). "The Golden Age of the Principality (1606–1660)". In Köpeczi, Béla; Barta, Gábor; Bóna, István; Makkai, László; Szász, Zoltán; Borus, Judit (eds.). History of Transylvania. Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 301–358. ISBN 963-05-6703-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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