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| Gabriel Bethlen | |||||
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| King of Hungary | |||||
| Reign | 25 August 1620 – 31 December 1621 | ||||
| Predecessor | Matthias II | ||||
| Successor | Ferdinand II | ||||
| Prince of Transylvania | |||||
| Reign | October 1613 – 15 November 1629 | ||||
| Predecessor | Gabriel Báthory | ||||
| Successor | Catherine | ||||
| Duke of Opole | |||||
| Reign | 1622 – 1625 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sigismund Báthory | ||||
| Successor | Władysław Vasa | ||||
| Born | 1580 Marosillye, Principality of Transylvania (now Ilia, Romania) | ||||
| Died | 15 November 1629 (aged 49) Gyulafehérvár, Principality of Transylvania (now Alba Iulia, Romania) | ||||
| Spouse | Catherine of Brandenburg | ||||
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| Family | Bethlen | ||||
| Religion | Calvinist | ||||
Gabriel Bethlen (Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. Bethlen, supported by the Ottomans, led his Calvinist principality against the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies.