The Count of Hermannstadt, also Count of Sibiu or Count of Szeben
( hu, szebeni ispán), was the head of the
Transylvanian Saxons
The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ( ...
living in the wider region of
Hermannstadt
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
(now Sibiu in Romania) in the 13th and early 14th centuries. The counts were royal officials, appointed and dismissed by the
Kings of Hungary
The King of Hungary ( hu, magyar király) was the ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Apostoli Magyar Király'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 175 ...
.
Origins
Jurisdiction
List of the Counts of Hermannstadt
Thirteenth century
Fourteenth century
References
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Hungarian noble titles
Rulers of Transylvania
Medieval Transylvania
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