Bethlen
The House of Bethlen is the name of two Hungarian ancient noble families, Bethlen de Iktár and Bethlen de Bethlen. Although both families have similar coat of arms, they have no proven mutual ancestry.[1] Both can trace their noble lineage up to 12th and the 13th centuries, and their family members played significant role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary.[2]
Seal of Prince Gabriel Bethlen de Iktár
Notable members
- Bethlen, son of Lőrinc, Hungarian nobleman, ancestor of the Bethlen and Apafi families
- András Bethlen de Bethlen (1847–1898), Hungarian Count who served as Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (1890–1894)
- Gabriel Bethlen de Iktár (1580–1629), Prince of Transylvania (1613–1629), Duke of Opole (1622–1625) and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection
- Katharina Bethlen de Iktár (1604–1649), Princess of Transylvania (1629–1630)
- Stephan Bethlen de Iktár (1582–1648), Prince of Transylvania in 1630
- István Bethlen de Bethlen (1874–1946), Hungarian Count and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1921–1931)
- János Bethlen de Bethlen (1613–1678), Hungarian aristocrat who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1659 to 1678
- Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen (1639–1679), Hungarian Count who inherited his cousin as Chancellor of Transylvania from 1678 to 1679
- Katalin Bethlen de Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian aristocrat and author
- Theodora, Countess Nikolaus Bethlen de Bethlen (b. 1986), German aristocrat
Bethlen is also the German and Hungarian name for Beclean, a town in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania, while Betlen is the Hungarian and a German name for Beclean, a commune in Braşov County, Romania.
References
- "Neczpály". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- "Bethlen de Bethlen 1".
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