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Highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century to 1848

Official in Transylvania, 12th–16th century

Official in Transylvania, 12th–16th century

Official in Transylvania, 12th–16th century

Highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century to 1848

Highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century to 1848

Highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century to 1848

Official in Transylvania, 12th–16th century

Highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century to 1848

The Voivode of Transylvania (German: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen; Hungarian: erdélyi vajda; Latin: voivoda Transsylvaniae; Romanian: voievodul Transilvaniei) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the monarchs, the voivodes – themselves also the heads or ispáns of Fehér County – were the superiors of the ispáns of all the other counties in the province.

Judicial position in the Kingdom of Hungary