Banate of Lugos and Karánsebes
Banate of Lugos and Karánsebes was an administrative territorial entity of the vassal Ottoman Principality of Transylvania in the 16th century. It was located in the south-eastern part of the region of Banat.History
The Banate of Lugos and Karánsebes was formed gradually between 1526-1536, after the battle of Mohács, when the Banate of Severin was divided. Its eastern side, from Orsova, came under the jurisdiction of the Wallachian ruler. In the western part, it was formed this new political and military border entity.
In 1658, the new prince of Transylvania, Ákos Barcsay, ceded the region to the Ottoman Empire.Cities
Banate of Lugoj and Caransebeș included the following cities:
- Lugoj
- Caransebeș
- Vršac
- Bocșa
- Reșiţa
- Carașova
- Mehadia
Bans of Lugoj and Caransebeș
- Michael of Somlya
- Petar Petrović
- Ioan Gleșan
- Grigore Bethlen of Ictar
- Gabriel Bethlen of Ictar
- Ștefan Trompa
- Đorđe Palotić
- Paul Keresztesy and
