Transylvanian Military Frontier
Encyclopedia
The Transylvanian Military Frontier was a territory in the Habsburg Monarchy
. It was a section of the Habsburg Military Frontier
.
. After its abolishment, territory of Transylvanian Military Frontier was again included into this principality.
and Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
in the northwest, the Habsburg Banatian Military Frontier in the southwest, the Habsburg Galicia in the northeast, and vassal Ottoman principalities of Wallachia
and Moldavia
in the southeast.
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
. It was a section of the Habsburg Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
.
History
It was founded in 1762 from territories that formerly were part of the Habsburg Principality of TransylvaniaPrincipality of Transylvania (1711–1867)
The Principality of Transylvania or Grand Principality of Transylvania was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and Austrian Empire.-History:...
. After its abolishment, territory of Transylvanian Military Frontier was again included into this principality.
Borders
The Transylvanian Military Frontier bordered Habsburg Principality of TransylvaniaPrincipality of Transylvania (1711–1867)
The Principality of Transylvania or Grand Principality of Transylvania was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and Austrian Empire.-History:...
and Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
The term Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary can refer to the following provinces of the Habsburg Empire :*Kingdom of Hungary *Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary...
in the northwest, the Habsburg Banatian Military Frontier in the southwest, the Habsburg Galicia in the northeast, and vassal Ottoman principalities of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
and Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
in the southeast.
Regiments
Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Székely and two Romanian regiments.See also
- Military FrontierMilitary FrontierThe Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
- Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867)Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867)The Principality of Transylvania or Grand Principality of Transylvania was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and Austrian Empire.-History:...
- History of TransylvaniaHistory of TransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of the Romania. In ancient times it was part of the Dacian Kingdom and Roman Dacia. Since the 10th century, Transylvania became part of the Kingdom of Hungary...
- TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
