Transylvanian Military Frontier

Transylvanian Military Frontier
section of the Military Frontier, Habsburg Monarchy
1762–1851
The Frontier in 1817, with the different regiments shown
History
 • Established 1762
 • Disestablished 1851
Today part of Romania

The Transylvanian Military Frontier (Romanian: Graniţa Militară Transilvăneană; German: Siebenbürgische Militärgrenze; Hungarian: Erdélyi határőrvidék) was a territory in the Habsburg Monarchy. It was a section of the Habsburg Military Frontier.

History

It was founded in 1762 from territories that formerly were part of the Habsburg Principality of Transylvania. After its abolishment, territory of Transylvanian Military Frontier was again included into this principality.

Borders

The Transylvanian Military Frontier bordered Habsburg Principality of Transylvania 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.

Regiments

Transylvanian Military Frontier was composed of two Székely and two Romanian regiments.

See also

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