Editing Alba Iulia (section)

===Ottoman and Habsburg period===
In 1542 — after the partition of the Kingdom of Hungary — Alba Iulia became the capital of Transylvania and some of its neighboring territories to the west (later known as [[Partium]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Keul |first=István |date=2009 |title=Early modern religious communities in East-Central Europe: Ethnic Diversity, Denominational Plurality, and Corporative Politics in the Principality of Transylvania (1526–1691) |url=https://brill.com/view/title/17878?language=en |location=Leiden |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |pages=40–41 |isbn=978-90-04-17652-2}}</ref>), the autonomous [[Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)|Principality of Transylvania]], and remained so until 1690. The [[Treaty of Weissenburg]] was signed in the town in 1551. During the reign of Prince [[Gabriel Bethlen|Gábor Bethlen]], the city reached a high point in its cultural history with the establishment of an academy. The former [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]] equivalent was ''Erdel Belgradı'' or ''Belgrad-ı Erdel'' ("Belgrade of Transylvania" in English) where Erdel ([[Erdély]]) was added to prevent confusion with [[Belgrade]] and [[Berat|Arnavut Belgradı]] ("Albanian Belgrade" in Turkish, early name of Berat during Ottoman rule).

In 29 November 1599, [[Michael the Brave]], Voivode of [[Wallachia]], entered Alba Iulia following his victory in the [[Battle of Șelimbăr]] and became Voivode of Transylvania. In 1600 he gained control of [[Moldavia]], uniting the principalities of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania under his rule, which lasted for a year and a half until he was murdered in 1601, by General [[Giorgio Basta]]'s agents.

Alba Iulia became part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1690. The fortress ''Alba Carolina'', designed by architect Giovanni Morando Visconti, was built between 1716 and 1735, at the behest of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg]]. The leaders of the [[Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan|Transylvanian peasant rebellion]] were executed in Alba Iulia in January 1785. Important milestones in the city's development include the creation of the [[Batthyaneum Library]] in 1780 and the arrival of the railway in the 19th century.

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File:Alba Iulia, Salva tun.jpg|The Austrian Guard of the Citadel
File:AlbaIulia1556.jpg|Alba Iulia on a 1556 map
File:Alba Iulia - Muzeul Unirii.jpg|The Union Museum
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