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Stephen Bocskai

Type Figure Region Transylvania Time c. 1557–1606 Also known as Stephen Bocskai、István Bocskai、博奇考伊·伊什特万

Stephen Bocskai (c. 1557–1606) was a Transylvanian Hungarian noble and Calvinist leader who led an anti-Habsburg uprising in the later Long Turkish W…

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  1. c. 1557–1593Kolozsvár · TransylvaniaFrom a prominent Transylvanian family, he was influenced by Calvinism in his youth and gradually built reputation and military strength in the Hungarian noble assembly and local affairs.
  2. 1594–1604Transylvania · Kingdom of HungaryIn the 1590s, as imperial religious oppression and war burdens intensified, Bocskai contacted Hungarian Protestants and Ottoman forces, laying political and military groundwork for the armed uprising of 1604.
  3. 1605–1606Alba Iulia · TransylvaniaElected prince in the assembly election of 1605, he pursued a policy of tolerance toward Protestant denominations and negotiated with the Habsburgs, dying suddenly during the negotiations in 1606.

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