John II Sigismund Zápolya

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John II Sigismund Zápolya (Zápolya/Szapolyai János Zsigmond in Hungarian) was the son of John Zápolya and the king of Hungary from 1540-1570. After his abdiction as king of Hungary he became the first Prince of Transylvania (1570-1571). He passed the Edict of Torda, first decree of religious freedom in the modern history of Europe (1568) and supported the establishment of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania.

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